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Gabbay elected Labor leader, Netanyahu associates questioned over submarine affair

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Avi Gabbay celebrates victory Photo: Haaretz

Published: 10 July 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

As the former business executive wins Labor leadership run-off against Amir Peretz, police have brought in six suspects, including associates of Benjamin Netanyahu, for questioning over the "submarine affair"

Labor elects newcomer Avi Gabbay as party leader in major upset
Former businessman Avi Gabbay was elected Monday as the new chairman of the Labor Party, beating veteran lawmaker and former leader Amir Peretz in a run-off (Times of Israel, July 10)

Avi Gabbay, a business exec with little political experience, just won Israel's Labor party primary
Starting out in an immigrant transit camp and rising to the top of Israel's biggest telecommunications firm, Avi Gabbay just won the leadership of Israel's Labor Party (Haaretz, July 10)

Submarine scandal: Police detain six suspects, including Netanyahu associates
The six were questioned as criminal suspects for bribery, fraud, tax offences and money laundering (Haaretz, July 10)

What you need to know as the probe gets closer to Netanyahu
Israel's submarine affair took a new turn on Monday, when six suspects were brought in for police questioning as part of the investigation into possible wrongdoing (Haaretz, July 10)

Related:

Sufficient evidence to charge Netanyahu; two new cases being probed


Israeli Labor party taps former turncoats in bid to save a sinking ship

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