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Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), gave Israel a score of 62. When ranked by score, Israel ranked 33rd among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. [3]
On December 5, 2023, trial judges agreed to reduce the number of court hearings to two days a week due to the security concerns related to the ongoing Israel–Hamas War. [58] At the end of December 2023, it was decided that the number of days would increase to four in February 2024. [59]
Even the corruption trial and an International Criminal Court (ICC) ... 40% of those polled said in November 2023 that Israel had “gone too far” in its war in Gaza. That rose to 50% by January.
Israel's embassies in the United States and the United Kingdom shut down for the day, joining a worldwide strike of diplomats over the proposed changes to the judicial system. [80] Mass protests continued throughout Israel later that day, with the largest taking place in front of the Knesset. Over one hundred thousand people participated in the ...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised defiantly on Tuesday to knock down corruption allegations against him as he began testifying in his long-running trial, becoming the first sitting Israeli leader to take the stand as a criminal defendant.
This war, which began on Oct. 8, 2023 when Hezbollah announced attacks on Israel to support Gaza, has left thousands dead, tens of thousands injured and over 100,000 homes and businesses destroyed.
The Bibi Files is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Alexis Bloom.The film features leaked interrogation footage from the trial of Benjamin Netanyahu.It was screened as a work-in-progress film at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, and had its official world premiere at Doc NYC on November 14, 2024.
Many potential backers and distributors were also nervous about getting involved, especially once war broke out after the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Then there was the biggest obstacle of all: The film cannot legally be shown in Israel, due to privacy laws regulating such proceedings.