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Israel slips in global corruption index as democratic concerns deepen, report warns

Israel fell to 35th place in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, with watchdogs warning the decline reflects growing damage to democratic norms, judicial independence and safeguards meant to restrain political power

Ron Crissy | 02.10.26

Ashkelon mayor Tomer Glam faces corruption probe over alleged pocketing of war donations

Police suspect that millions of shekels donated to Ashkelon during the war, when the city was under heavy rocket fire from Gaza, were diverted from a community fund for the personal benefit of Glam, his family and close associates

Meir Turgeman, Ilana Curiel | 02.04.26

Drama in China: 'Top general suspected of leaking nuclear secrets to the US'

The Wall Street Journal reports that Zhang Youxia, China’s top general, is suspected of leaking 'technical information' on Beijing’s nuclear weapons to Washington for bribes, amid a broader purge of allegedly corrupt or disloyal military leaders

ynet | 01.25.26

נשיא המדינה יצחק הרצוג מתראיין בפורום הכלכלי העולמי בדאבוס

Herzog says Netanyahu trial is hurting Israel as pardon request reviewed

Speaking in Davos, president says ongoing legal proceedings carry negative impact on the country and must be addressed, while stressing any action on the pardon request, also backed by Donald Trump, will follow the law

Moran Azulay | 01.22.26

Police anti-corruption chief suspected of meddling in crime ring probe

Watchdog lifts gag order on probe into Lahav 433 commander Meni Binyamin, accused of concealing ties to ex-mayor linked to crime ring and interfering in the investigation; lawyer calls allegations baseless

Meir Turgeman, Israel Moshkovitz | 12.10.25

ריצ'רד ניקסון, לולה דה סילבה, אלברטו פוג'ימורי, סילביו ברלוסקוני

These are some world leaders who have received pardons

Netanyahu's request puts him in line with many other world leaders; From Nixon in the Watergate affair that changed America, to Lula who went from prison back to the presidency of Brazil, to the Peruvian dictator convicted of war crimes but released for 'health reasons'

Tal Amodai | 12.01.25

Witness in major labor union corruption probe dies by suicide after giving testimony

Man who gave open testimony in corruption probe and oversaw construction at Histadrut chief Bar-David’s home dies by suicide; police call it one of the largest public corruption cases in Israel’s history

Meir Turgeman | 11.17.25

Senior police officer is suspected of trying to influence case not yet public and is backed by Ben-Gvir

Case that the officer, who is in a sensitive position and suspected of breach of trust and abuse of power, tried to influence has not yet been made public and deals with an issue in which he allegedly had a conflict of interest; Ben-Gvir stands by the suspected officer and calls his wife

Liran Tamari | 11.13.25

Time to retire the Histadrut

Opinion: when a labor federation can be raided by police, its chairman detained, and hundreds of public-sector officials questioned in a massive fraud investigation, the problem is not a single leader

Prof. Ilan Alon | 11.12.25

Histadrut corruption probe widens: Likud ministers may be called to testify

Police carried out 55 raids and detained 27 people as part of a sweeping corruption probe; eight remain under arrest, including Histadrut chief Arnon Bar-David, his wife, senior aides and insurance agent Ezra Gabay

Meir Turgeman | 11.04.25

Histadrut labor federation chairman Arnon Bar-David

'Biggest we've ever seen': Police dig into explosive graft case as top union boss remains in custody

Following arrests in sweeping corruption probe, Histadrut chief Arnon Bar-David’s detention extended over witness-tampering fears; wife, businessman Ezra Gabay and his son also held; 'He’s tied to all 13 sub-cases,' police tell court

Meir Turgeman | 11.03.25

Israel’s largest labor federation rocked by corruption probe; Histadrut chief among those arrested

Police arrest Histadrut Chairman Arnon Bar-David, his wife, and senior officials in a sweeping bribery and fraud case involving 350 suspects across labor committees, municipalities, and public companies

Meir Turgeman | 11.03.25

קבלת פנים לנשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ בבנתב"ג

Netanyahu ally urges president to halt PM's graft trial, citing ‘national healing’

Environment Minister Idit Silman circulates letter inspired by Trump’s Knesset remarks; Likud officials launch coordinated push to end trial, shift focus from war’s unresolved outcome and rally party base ahead of possible primaries

Amir Ettinger | 10.15.25

Police raid minister May Golan’s offices in ‘cash bonanza’ corruption probe

The case involves suspicions of fraud, misuse of public funds, fictitious employment and concealment of funding sources at the Ministry for Social Equality, which Golan heads; police find drug lab at adviser's home

Meir Turgeman | 09.15.25

Part man. Part machine. All politics: Albania appoints AI minister to fight corruption

Albania has appointed an AI bot named Diella as its new minister to oversee public tenders; Prime Minister Edi Rama says the move will fight corruption, though critics doubt technology alone can clean up the country’s graft-plagued system

Reuters | 09.11.25

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