Israeli police are interrogating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over suspicions that he systematically received favors and gifts worth tens of thousands of dollars from a number of wealthy Israeli and foreign businessmen. Netanyahu, the 67 year old chairman of the Likud party will be questioned under caution at his official residence in occupied Jerusalem al-Quds on Monday evening. Reports say the interview could last for several hours and there may be another meeting later in the week. Press TV reports: Photographers have camped outside his heavily guarded residence, hoping to get pictures of the investigators’ arrival. Meanwhile, screens have been mounted at the entrance to the property to block the view. Israel Radio said Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit had authorized the move after he decided to upgrade a preliminary probe into a criminal one in the wake of sufficient evidence for such an investigation. US billionaire and the president of World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, is among those questioned in the probe over illegal gifts. Netanyahu dismissed all allegations against him in a Facebook post at the weekend, arguing that some of the tycoons in question are his close friends. The Israeli prime minister is currently under investigation for having [...]
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