Background
In 1976, Haolam Hazeh began publishing investigations regarding illegitimate financial transactions concerning senior members of the labor movement and the party funds. The names mentioned included Asher Yadlin, who was about to be appointed Governor of the Bank of Israel. Yadlin was known to be a gambling buff (favoring the Las Vegas roulette table) with an eye for pretty women, He was also a major fund raiser for the Labor Party; since 1973, he has headed Israel's huge Kupat Holim health-insurance program. The reports also mentioned Avraham Ofer, Yitzhak Rabin's Minister of Housing. The investigations suggested bribery, and the reporter Yigal Laviv pressed charges.
Read more about this topic: Yadlin Affair
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