“Apparently the bribe involved “sympathetic coverage on the Walla! news website”. Not money or valuables.”
I worked for an Israeli company. From years of exposure I can say that offering and taking bribes is about as normal in Israeli culture as a handshake is in the US. The astonishing thing would be if Netanyahu had not taken bribes. Hopefully, he did it at more than one remove. The ways bribery is conducted here are; a book deal and/or a donation to a separate entity, who then kicks back to the intended target. (That’s really just another version of the book deal gambit, only you don’t have to hire a ghost writer.)
Interesting post yours. Thanks for the insight.
What is the book deal gambit? Would you explain for us? I think it would help us understand the political world of book sales a lot better!
Add foundations, charities, speaking tours and non-profits to book deals.