Israeli Police Freeze 183 Million Shekels in Corruption Probe Involving Menora Insurance Executives
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First reported by Calcalist · Jul 7, 2026
What happened
Israeli police froze 183 million shekels linked to suspected bribery involving Menora Insurance executives and the Histadrut labor federation. The probe centers on illicit payments to an insurance agent who influenced Histadrut leadership to renew Menora’s pharmaceutical insurance policy. Five senior Menora officials had funds seized, marking one of Israel’s largest corporate corruption freezes.
- 01Israeli police froze 183 million shekels amid a bribery probe involving Menora Insurance and Histadrut.
- 02Five Menora executives had 90 million shekels seized from personal accounts.
- 03Menora allegedly paid insurance agent Ezra Gabay to influence Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David.
- 04The bribery scheme involved renewing a pharmaceutical insurance policy benefiting Menora.
- 05The frozen amount is one of the largest in Israeli corporate corruption cases.
- 06Menora says the freeze does not affect its daily operations and pledges cooperation.
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