After a pathetic collusion of impropriety, Defense Minister Ehud Barak's wife, Nili Priel admitted that she illegally hired a foreign worker (named Virginia), and expressed her willingness to pay a fine, in a bid to put an end to the affair. (YNET)Unfortunately, it took the efforts of right-wing, law-abiding citizens to bring about Priel's admission of guilt, since the State of Israel wasn't able to do anything useful.
The "Legal Forum for the land of Israel" initially filed the complaint with Israel's attorney general, against Barak 8 months ago. Instead of the police investigating the case, it was turned over to the ministry of labor, headed by Barak's good friend and Labor-party minister, Fuad Ben Eliezer. Surprisingly [not], they came up with nothing.
Even more surprisingly, the Shin Bet claimed they couldn't find the foreign worker. Barak and his wife said they had no clue how to contact Virginia.
So...what does Israel's State Attorney do?
The case against Priel was closed last week, when Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein said the foreign worker in question, identified as Virginia, could not be located.
As a result, last Thursday I personally heard a representative from the "Legal Forum for the land of Israel" on IDF Radio last week ask for the public's help in locating, "Virginia," since Israel's police and security services were unsuccessful.
Of course, "Virginia" was located the other day, and she asked what the big deal was, since she said that Nili Priel and Ehud Barak had her phone number!
Now that the Smoking Gun was located, Nili Priel decided to announce her guilt and she expressed "her willingness to pay a fine".
What a saint she is.
Priel and Barak should have to pay far more than a fine, and they should be indicted for obstruction of justice and interference in an investigation.
Along with the Barak mafia, the other characters who should go to jail are Fuad Ben Eliezer, the Shin Bet, and Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein.
Don't hold your breathe.
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