Netanyahu Confidant Turns Against Him in Dramatic State's Evidence Deal
Shlomo Filber, a former director of Communications Ministry, agrees to incriminate the PM in return for lighter sentence in so-called telecom-giant case
Shlomo Filber, a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who was arrested by the police in an investigation into the ties of Israel's telecom giant with government officials, reached a deal with the police late on Tuesday to turn state's evidence. According to the deal, Filber will incriminate Netanyahu in exchange for a lighter sentence.