Finkelstein: Despite Racist Policies & Corruption Scandals, Netanyahu Holds on to Power in Israel
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a domestic political controversy after an Israeli TV station aired a secret audio recording of his son from outside a strip club in 2015. In the recording, Yair Netanyahu can be heard talking about prostitutes and demanding money from the son of an Israeli gas tycoon. Yair implies his father-Prime Minister Netanyahu-helped push through a $20 billion deal to benefit the businessman, saying, "My dad arranged $20 billion for your dad, and you're whining with me about 400 shekels." This comes at a time when Benjamin Netanyahu is facing multiple corruption investigation