Posted on 07/05/2022 3:21:02 PM PDT by Angelino97
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had such expensive tastes that he demanded gifts in the form of cigars to dip into Cointreau liqueur, a Jerusalem court heard today.
Netanyahu is undergoing a blockbuster corruption trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust for allegedly accepting luxury gifts from billionaires Arnon Milchan and James Packer worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, advancing the former's various interests in return.
An aide to the two billionaires testified that she had been ordered to buy cigars and Cointreau - among other items - to satiate the former prime minister and his wife Sara's incessant demand for luxury goods.
Deutsche Presse Agentur reported Hadas Klein telling the court she gradually became a conduit for an endless supply of luxury goods of cigars, jewellery and pink champagne that were not gifted to the Netanyahus so much as demanded by them.
Australian mogul James Packer, who was deeply impressed with Netanyahu after meeting him in 2013, told Klein to give the Netanyahus anything they asked for and not to hold back anything, she said.
Netanyahu allegedly received £64,000 in cigars and £44,000 worth of champagne from Hollywood producer Milchan between 2011 and 2016, while Sara Netanyahu allegedly received £2,600 worth of jewellery from him in the same time period.
He and his family also allegedly received another £55,000 in champagne and cigars from Packer between 2014 and 2016.
Klein testified on her first day in the Jerusalem District Court that Milchan had made it clear to Australian entrepreneur James Packer 'you cannot come to the Netanyahus empty-handed.'
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that’s why he started kissing Vegetable Joe’s rear end right after the election..he knows the deep state pays more.
At least he didn’t spend it on crack and cheap hookers like someone else who could be mentioned.
Hey, if Bibi wants a cigar, get him a cigar.
Getting ready for the next election???
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israels-parliament-dissolves-sets-5th-election-4-years-rcna36061
Well, at gatherings, Trump gets TWO scoops of ice cream while others only get one!
Sara Netanyahu allegedly received £2,600 worth of jewellery
So, a pair of earings, maybe a bracelet?
Michelle and Hillary probably snorted up that much
in a slow weekend.
My G-d, the perfidy! He took cigars and champagne from friends. The world has never seen such evil. Hang him!
Oh, vey! It’s Orange Man Bad, Israeli-style.
I was reading it that way as well. If that is ALL they got they are desperate.
Not that I necessarily disagree with the basic premise but Cointreau is like 25 bucks a bottle and good Cuban cigars are likewise 25 a pop. Not exactly platinum and diamond rapper territory. Tens of thousands over five years is actually kind of slumming it when it comes to bribes for someone as prominent as Prime Minister of Israel and the biggest name in Jewish politics for decades. Especially when you look at the multimillions made by hack retired American politicians.
At least he didn’t dip his cigars in Acinom.
Your sarcasm is misplaced.
£64,000 in cigars and £44,000 worth of champagne ... £2,600 worth of jewellery ... another £55,000 in champagne and cigars ...
That's about $200,000, not taking inflation into account. And that's only some of the allegations.
If a politician you didn't like were receiving six figure bribes, you'd be outraged.
He ain’t dipping it where Clinton dipped it!
I call b.s. on this hit piece
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“Sara Netanyahu allegedly received £2,600 worth of jewellery”
And with two Ls yet.
“Hey, if Bibi wants a cigar, get him a cigar.”
Maybe someone should remind Bibi that Rush like cigars too.
Sorry, I don’t believe it. The media propaganda campaign against Netanyahu, just like that against Trump, is rife with exaggerations and outright lies. The Israeli Left hates Netanyahu. The media is with the Left.
Me too!!
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