Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu climbs out of the submarine Rahav in Haifa. Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters
Defense News: Israel-Germany submarine deal in jeopardy amid widening scandal
TEL AVIV, Israel — A widening scandal in Israel over a slew of suspected criminal offenses is likely to torpedo a €1.2 billion (U.S. $1.4 billion) submarine deal between Israel and Germany, as a former Israeli Navy commander and the personal attorney of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are the latest to be caught up in an ongoing probe.
Vice Adm. Eliezer Marom, who commanded the Navy from 2007-2011, and David Shimron, Netanyahu’s personal attorney, remain under house arrest after three days of questioning in what is known here as the Case 3000 Affair.
There are now four ongoing police probes into Netanyahu or his close associates spanning a spectrum of allegations including accepting inappropriate gifts to abuse of influence over the telecommunications sector, ranging from Case 1000 to Case 4000. Hence, the naval procurement scandal's colloquial label of Case 3000.
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Update: Police question Netanyahu confidante over German submarines (ABC News/AP)
WNU Editor: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is feeling the pressure .... Netanyahu on submarine and Bezeq affairs: The press is out to get me (The Jerusalem Post).
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