Police to Question Netanyahu in Corruption Case

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"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to be questioned under caution at his residence in Occupied al-Quds today by police regarding the receipt of illegal gifts.

On Monday morning, the "Israeli" premier's Residence was closed off and a black veil erected to keep out the media's eyes - police investigators have not yet arrived to the Bibi's home.

Netanyahu is suspected of receiving improper gifts worth hundreds of thousands of shekels from "Israeli" and foreign businessmen.

In a cabinet meeting on Sunday Netanyahu responded to numerous attacks from opposition figures criticizing the PM over the corruption information. "I suggest that the opposition calm down," Netanyahu said at the opening of a cabinet meeting. "At least we pay for suits ourselves," Zionist Union's Tzipi Livini quipped over Twitter on Sunday.

In two other counterattacks from Netanyahu's allies, MK David Amsallem said Sunday he would propose a bill to block future investigations of sitting prime ministers as the law is in some other countries such as France.

The law would not apply to Netanyahu, but is seen as a rebuke of the police. Also, Sunday Likud sources told Channel 2 that even if Netanyahu gets into more serious trouble, they would not call early elections and would maintain Likud dominance over the current coalition.

This comes as "Israeli" Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit, reportedly approved a criminal investigation of Netanyahu, however, in an unprecedented move, would make no announcement about moving from a preliminary probe to a criminal investigation until after the police have questioned Netanyahu under caution.

Typically, the attorney-general makes a public announcement of such a shift, and only afterward would the police question the suspect.

Channel 2 reported on Friday that Mandelblit discussed the investigation with the prime minister as early as December 12.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team