THE Israeli attorney general’s office said yesterday that it was probing a French tycoon’s claim that he funded Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu’s election campaign to the tune of €1 million (£785,000)
Billionaire playboy Arnaud Mimran made the admission under oath in a Paris court where he is on trial for his role in a €283m (£222m) VAT-dodging scam.
Israeli media ran photos yesterday of Mr Netanyahu on holiday with the alleged crook in Monaco in 2003.
Israel and the US talk as if they’ve won a victory, but the reality is that world opinion has turned decisively against the Israeli regime, says RAMZY BAROUD
The New York mayoral candidate has electrified the US public with policies of social justice and his refusal to be cowed. We can follow his example here, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE


