Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently serving his extended fourth term as PM, is celebrating his 70th birthday on 21 October. His birthday comes amid struggles to find a solution to a political impasse in the country, where no political force has so far been able to build a coalition government after a second election. In his over 16 years spent in Israeli politics, 13 of them in the role of prime minister, Netanyahu has not only achieved remarkable success, but also faced numerous scandals. To mark the occasion of his 70th birthday, here’s a list of Netanyahu’s biggest accomplishments and headline-making controversies: Most Notorious Scandals: One of the most notorious corruption scandals in modern Israeli history centres around an alleged deal struck between the editor of one of the country’s biggest newspapers, Yedioth Ahronoth, and Netanyahu. The latter is suspected of promising to boost Yedioth’s positions in Israel in exchange for the newspaper shifting from criticising the prime minister to giving him more favourable coverage. Netanyahu denies making such deals with Yedioth’s editor, Arnon “Noni” Moses. Another controversial case, which has haunted the prime minister, is linked to police suspicions that Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, received luxurious gifts… Read full this story
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