Woman accusing Netanyahu confidant of sexual abuse offered witness protection

Israeli police agreed to place the woman into a program typically used in organized crime cases after assessing risks tied to her allegations against Tzachi Braverman, a Netanyahu confidant and prospective envoy to London

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Israeli police agreed to place the woman into a program typically used in organized crime cases after assessing risks tied to her allegations against Tzachi Braverman, a Netanyahu confidant and prospective envoy to London

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11:38 AM • April 28 2026 IDT

Israeli police agreed to place a woman who alleges serious sexual offenses by Tzachi Braverman – a close confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's prospective ambassador to London – into the country's highest-level witness protection program, Haaretz has learned.

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