Israel’s best known investigative reporter, Raviv Drucker, has become used to the attacks from the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The journalist has been behind a run of high-profile stories in the last few weeks that have embarrassed Netanyahu, his family and friends – and dominated Israel’s headlines. Drucker’s report alleged Packer paid for lavish holidays and flights, and gave other gifts to Netanyahu’s family. Drucker, however, believes some claims that Netanyahu wants media controls echoing those of Russia’s Vladimir Putin or Turkey’s Recep Tayipp Erdoğan are exaggerated. So long as he is prime minister of Israel he knows he won’t get the totally obedient media he wants.

Source: The Guardian December 01, 2016 16:18 UTC