Netanyahu aide 'agrees to implicate PM over corruption claims'
by Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#3GD25)
Israeli media report that Shlomo Filber has made a deal to testify after being arrested
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who is battling for his political career in the face of various corruption allegations, has suffered a potentially devastating blow after a former confidant reportedly agreed to turn state witness.
A week after police recommended the country's second-longest serving prime minister be indicted for bribery, Israeli press reported that Shlomo Filber would testify against his former boss to avoid jail.
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