The first 15 years of Likud rule in Israel came to an end in 1992, when Yitzhak Rabin defeated Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. Ultimately, the opposition brought the Likud down with the campaign, “We’re sick of you corrupt people!” based on a series of police investigations, indictments and overall government corruption. While none of the corruption was directly connected to Shamir or any of his senior ministers, it was enough to spark public protests and mark the ruling party with the stench of corruption.

Today, 27 years later, the Likud has been in power for over a decade and government corruption has surpassed anything ever seen before. What happened in 1992 looks like a series of misdemeanors compared to what is going on now.

Leading the group of corrupt officials is none other than the prime minister himself. Benjamin Netanyahu is currently facing three indictments on charges of bribery, fraud and violation of public trust. His pre-indictment hearing is scheduled to take place on Oct. 2, shortly after the Sept. 17 election. His wife Sara was already been convicted of a crime under a plea deal, an outcome the Netanyahu family's supporters twisted into a victory.

Netanyahu is not alone in facing corruption charges. This week it came out that the attorney general is about to indict another senior Likud official, Minister of Welfare Haim Katz, for fraud and violation of public trust. Another senior official, Knesset member David Bitan, may be one of the most powerful people in the ruling party, but he is also expected to be indicted, in his case for bribery. The Bitan scandal is particularly serious because he is suspected of committing bribery while serving as a member of the Knesset. Added to this imbroglio is the recent criminal entanglement of Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, the most powerful figure in ultra-Orthodox Yahadut HaTorah, Netanyahu’s senior coalition partner. Litzman can also expect to be indicted on serious charges of bribery. In this, he will be joining a familiar old suspect, Shas leader and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, a longtime ally of Netanyahu. After a two-year investigation, the police have recommended that charges be filed against Deri, too. All in all, the current Netanyahu coalition is thoroughly tangled in criminal charges.