国际英语资讯:Netanyahu downplays ex-aides decision to testify in graft cases
<p><span word="JERUSALEM">JERUSALEM</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 4-- <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="aide">aide</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="graft">graft</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="Ari">Ari</span> <span word="Harow">Harow</span>, <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>, <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="testimonies">testimonies</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="PM">PM</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="running">running</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="page">page</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="PM">PM</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="background">background</span> <span word="noises">noises</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="Harow">Harow</span>, 44, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="aides">aides</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017. <span word="Harow">Harow</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> "<span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="felonies">felonies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span>, <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>."</p><p><span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>, 67, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>. <span word="One">One</span>, <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Case">Case</span> 2000," <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Yediot">Yediot</span> <span word="Aharonot">Aharonot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Case">Case</span> 1000," <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="suspicions">suspicions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Sara">Sara</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="Arnon">Arnon</span> <span word="Milchan">Milchan</span>.</p>
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