Israel police probing ex-Netanyahu aide over alleged smear campaign

‘Israeli police have launched a probe into circumstances under which former aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised thousands of dollars to prevent his predecessor and critic Ehud Barak from returning to the political scene.
Israel’s Channel 10 reported the police probe on Monday, saying the aides had raised as much as 140,000 shekels (36,000 dollars) for the mudslinging campaign.
At least one aide, whose name was not mentioned in reports, has been questioned by police.’
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