Netanyahu's Case 4000 takes center stage
With all that is going on with Netanyahu, recent revelations in Case 4000 might turn it into the Israeli prime minister’s No. 1 problem.
Two senior Cabinet ministers, Yisrael Katz of the Likud and Aryeh Deri of Shas, didn't notice that the Knesset Channel’s cameras were focused on them as they joked around in hushed tones Feb. 26 during a Shas event in the legislature. The two were speaking about the recent revelations that the judge handling Case 4000 involving Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu had exchanged text messages with a state attorney to coordinate an extension of the custody of suspects in the affair. These disclosures were to Netanyahu's advantage, and Katz and Deri's conversation, recorded in full by the camera’s microphone, reflected what many people in the Israeli political system have been saying:
“How much luck does Bibi have?! How much luck? Tell me, how much luck?” Deri asked Katz.
“Yep,” Katz responded.
“It’s something else,” Deri continued.
