Israeli police questioned Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife as part of an investigation into a corruption case involving the country's telecom giant on Friday, casting a shadow on the prime minister's upcoming visit to Washington. Netanyahu's wife, Sara, was questioned at another location at the same time as the prime minister. It's the first time that Netanyahu, who as prime minister also held the communications portfolio until last year, is being questioned over the affair, known as Case 4000. The development comes ahead of Netanyahu's visit to Washington where he is to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and speak before the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC next week. In the other case, Netanyahu is accused of offering a newspaper publisher legislation that would weaken his paper's main rival in return for more favourable coverage.

Source: CBC News March 02, 2018 07:45 UTC