Exclusive: Iran obtains secret files from Netanyahu's office

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
4 Oct 2023 17:00
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The files include a list of foreign journalists who have been bribed by Benjamin Netanyahu's office among other shocking details.

Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a special cabinet meeting in occupied al-Quds, Palestine, on May 13, 2018. (AP)

Iranian security has obtained secret files that include lists of journalists who received bribes from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an Iranian security source told Al Mayadeen.

The source revealed that the files were leaked by the Israeli opposition and include a list that details personal information on European, American, and Israeli media figures as well as the sums of money they have received so far.

According to the source, the secret files were loaded onto a Universal Serial Bus (USB) and included personal photos of Israeli officials including Ehud Barak, Security Minister Benny Gantz, and Ehud Olmert.

The files and photos were held by Netanyahu and encompass extremely personal information on officials and politicians who oppose him, the source highlighted.

Elsewhere, the Iranian security source confirmed that the personal photos and the secret files are now in the possession of Iranian security and may be published at a later time.

Leaks plague Netanyahu's term in office

Earlier on September 8, the Tehran Times revealed that Iran had obtained access to the entire Israeli judicial archive, which contains "sensitive" material about Netanyahu's case in Israeli courts.

In mid-September, Al Mayadeen had reported, citing an Iranian security source, that the Israeli prime minister "was involved in a dangerous judicial case."

At the time, the source told Al Mayadeen that the Israeli judiciary had not yet released the file because it posed a threat to "Israel's national security," emphasizing that if the content of this material was published, Netanyahu's political career would be jeopardized.

Tehran Times mentioned that the documents reveal that "Netanyahu and his wife Sara suffer from a relapsed psychiatric disease, which prompted a member of [opposition figure] Yair Lapid’s party to take to the Judiciary to call into question Netanyahu’s fitness for the top job in 'Israel'."

Netanyahu leads Israeli political rift

"The member of Lapid’s party took the whole medical case of Netanyahu and his wife to the court in the hope of barring him from assuming public office over mental health problems," the news website said according to the information it had received.

Moreover, the Tehran Times revealed that a senior judicial official suspended the case, claiming that "the court does not have the authorization to look into this case, and moving ahead with it could endanger Israel’s national security."

The Iranian website noted that "in addition to this case, Netanyahu faced other lawsuits, which have been shelved through bribery, bullying, and political influence."

Tehran Times highlighted that "more than 70,000 pages of judicial documents, some of which bear secret and top-secret seals, have been leaked and are being reviewed and analyzed."

Elsewhere, the news website considered that "the leakage of Israel’s judicial archive is yet another indication of how vulnerable Israel has become."

The Israeli political scene has been subject to continuous clashes between members of Netanyahu's coalition government and members of the opposition over a number of laws and plans. Headlining this rift are the judicial reforms that would undermine the so-called Israeli Supreme Court and the Haredim conscription law which would exempt ultra-Orthodox Jews from service in the Israeli occupation forces.