Thursday, July 2, 2015

2015-07-02 The Rabin assassination and government corruption in Israel



2015-07-02 The Rabin assassination and government corruption in Israel
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My latest piece in OpEdNews.com. A different perspective on Israel and US-Israel relationships. jz
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Over the past year the State of Israel has been rocked by never-ending corruption scandals, involving the highest levels of the justice and law enforcement systems. However, the modus operandi has so far involved covering it all up through a series of bizarre show trials. The most likely reason: Key figures in the recent corruption scandals, Ruth David -- former Tel-Aviv District Attorney, and Efraim Bracha -- senior Israel Police commander, were also key figures in perverting the Rabin assassination investigation for the benefit of the powers that be. Regardless of the squabbles between Netanyahu and Obama, the US stands firm behind the powers, which took over control of the State of Israel following the assassination...
Over the past year the State of Israel has been rocked by never-ending corruption scandals, involving the highest levels of the justice and law enforcement systems....
opednews.com