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Milchan has more than 130 film credits to his name, including 12 Years a Slave, JFK, Heat, L.A. Confidential and The Revenant. He was also an Israeli intelligence operative from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s.
In hearings late last year, the private chef, driver and aides to Packer revealed the depth of the relationship between the Australian and Netanyahu. Limor Dicovsky, who worked as a chef for Packer and Milchan, told the court this month that when Packer visited Israel, the Netanyahus ate at his home – next door to theirs – regularly.
Dicovsky said Packer’s house had an assortment of cigars served to guests in a humidor and also cigars in sealed packs. The latter, she said, were intended only for Netanyahu, who received them as gifts. Shani Koskas, Packer’s housekeeper, added under oath that no other guest of Packer’s received cigar boxes from him.
Criminal probes against Netanyahu, now in a record sixth term as premier, began in 2016 and set off years of political turmoil in Israel.
After a cycle of inconclusive elections and an 18-month stint in opposition, Netanyahu returned to power in December as head of a hard-right government.
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Netanyahu has denied any link between his trial and reforms to the justice system that his coalition is seeking and that have drawn strong opposition.
He has been indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust for allegedly granting regulatory favours to businessmen in return for positive favourable media coverage.
Reuters, AP
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