Histadrut
Americannoun
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Founded in 1920 in British-mandate Palestine, the Histadrut union has more than 800,000 members and plays a key role in Israeli society.
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"The covert investigation, conducted over the past two years, focuses on senior officials within the Histadrut, local authorities, and government companies and corporations, who are suspected of receiving bribes and benefits from business figures in exchange for advancing their interests and generating financial gain," it added.
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Israeli media reported that Histadrut's president, Arnon Bar-David, was arrested as part of the probe.
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Histadrut responded to the arrests in a statement saying it was "convinced of the innocence of our employees".
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"We are cooperating with the authorities... Histadrut's activities in the public service are continuing as normal," the statement added.
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