Benjamin Netanyahu
b. 1949
Israel's longest-serving PM — under ICC warrant, on trial at home.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the central political figure in this site's Israel files: the longest-serving Israeli prime minister, on criminal trial for corruption at home, and the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for the conduct of the war in Gaza. His government's own words sit at the center of the genocide-intent case being weighed at the ICJ.
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The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him over the war in Gaza.
FACTIn November 2024 the ICC issued warrants for Netanyahu and his former defense minister for war crimes and crimes against humanity — a sitting Western-allied leader, wanted.
His government's statements are intent evidence in the ICJ genocide case.
FACTThe public words of Netanyahu and his ministers — catalogued and read back — are central to how the genocide-intent question is being adjudicated at the International Court of Justice.
He is on trial in Israel for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
FACTThe long-running corruption cases (1000, 2000, 4000) proceed even as he governs — power as a shield against accountability.
Every investigation that touches Benjamin
Resolved live from the investigations index — this list grows as new coverage lands.
- Brick by BrickIsraeli Influence on the United StatesFACT
- In Their Own WordsIsraeli Influence on the United StatesFACT
- The Ellison PressMedia OwnershipFACT
- Before the Handoff: The Warnings Biden Gave Israel — and the Weapons He Kept Sending.Israeli Influence on the United StatesFACT
- The ConflationIsraeli Influence on the United StatesFACT
- Of, By, and For the People?The Corporate StatePROBABLY TRUE
- The Minister's Video: a cartoon of starvation.Israeli Influence on the United StatesFACT
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