Strippergate (Israel)
The impact of the release of a tape recording from 2015 in January 2018 is referred to as the stripper gate . The recording documents a conversation between the drunk son Benjamin Netanyahu and his friend and contains, among other things, a request for money to pay a stripper and a reference to a possible billions in corruption.
background
Yair Netanyahu already received negative attention in 2017 when he shared a meme with "explicitly anti-Semitic elements," according to Israel's Anti-Defamation League . Avi Gabbay , leader of the Israeli Avoda party , said it was "extremely sad" that a meme advocating the head of the KKK is being shared. Benjamin Netanyahu is the focus of two investigations into possible fraud, bribery and breach of trust. The Prime Minister denies any wrongdoing.
content
Israeli news broadcaster Channel 2 released a 2015 tape on January 9, 2018, in which Yair Netanyahu, Benjamin Netanyahu's son, speaks about politics and women.
Oil magnate
The The Times of Israel reported that Yair Netanyahu the son of the oil magnate Koby Maimo asked for $ 100 for a stripper. She quotes: “Bro, you have to understand me. My father made a great deal for your father, brother. He fought for it in the Knesset, fought, brother ”. According to the Associated Press , about the money borrowed from the strip club, he said: "My father arranged $ 20 billion for your father, and you are crying over 400 shekels." According to CNN, the conversation was a suggestion that divide the development of natural gas wells between private and state-owned companies. Critics condemned this as a sign of corruption.
Women
Netanyahu and friends made disparaging comments about women, including strippers, waitresses and his girlfriend.
Reactions
Yair Netanyahu apologized for his behavior and said it did not reflect who he really was or how he was raised. Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Channel 2 for releasing the tape.
An opposition MP appealed to the attorney general to investigate Yair Netanyahu's security needs. He said it was "shameful that public money financed a culture of exploitation of women". Knesset MP Eitan Cabel commented, "Even older children say what they hear at home."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Allison Kaplan Sommer: Explained 'Strippergate': Everything You Need to Know About Yair Netanyahu's Latest Scandal . In: Haaretz . 2018 ( Haaretz.com [accessed January 10, 2018]).
- ↑ Søn i tvivlsomt selskab: Netanyahu presses af sønnens 'strippergate' . In: Politiken . ( politiken.dk [accessed January 10, 2018]).
- ↑ Backlash after French female celebrities criticize #MeToo movement - France 24 . In: France 24 . January 10, 2018 ( france24.com [accessed January 10, 2018]).
- ↑ Peter Beaumont: Netanyahu's son 'sorry' for boasts about gas deal outside strip club . In: The Guardian . January 9, 2018, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed January 10, 2018]).
- ↑ a b Cleve R. Wootson Jr: Netanyahu's son brags about prostitutes, $ 20 billion deal for friend's dad in strip club rant . In: Washington Post . January 9, 2018, ISSN 0190-8286 ( washingtonpost.com [accessed January 11, 2018]).
- ↑ a b ADL Statement on Yair Netanyahu's Use of Anti-Semitic Meme. Accessed January 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Peter Beaumont: Netanyahu's son Yair draws fire after posting 'antisemitic cartoon' . In: The Guardian . September 13, 2017, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed January 11, 2018]).
- ↑ Netanyahu's son sparks outrage after posting antisemitic-themed meme . In: The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com . ( jpost.com [accessed January 11, 2018]).
- ↑ a b c Ian Lee, CNN: Israel PM's son discusses gas deal, prostitutes in recording . In: CNN . ( cnn.com [accessed January 11, 2018]).
- ^ Israeli leader's son Yair Netanyahu apologizes for drunken strip club audio . ( cbsnews.com [accessed January 11, 2018]).
- ↑ a b c Aron Heller | AP: Israeli leader's son under fire again for strip club banter . In: Washington Post . January 9, 2018, ISSN 0190-8286 ( washingtonpost.com [accessed January 11, 2018]).