From hundreds of thousands to 100 million: Zini's leap in the investigation of foreign funds in the elections | Avishai Grinzaig

Shin Bet chief David Zini tripled the suspected amount of foreign funds funneled to Israel, from hundreds of thousands of shekels to 100 million shekels, within days. i24NEWS learned that Zini initially spoke of hundreds of thousands of shekels, after the elections about 8 million, and this week told Judge Solberg up to 100 million shekels.

Shin Bet chief David Zini tripled the suspected amount of foreign funds allegedly funneled to Israel to influence the elections, within days. i24NEWS learned that the amount Zini mentioned rose from a few hundred thousand shekels to 100 million shekels within weeks. Initially, before the elections, Zini told the chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Solberg, that the Shin Bet had evidence of hundreds of thousands of shekels transferred to a Knesset member from the Arab parties. After the elections, he said the Shin Bet suspected the amount stood at about 8 million shekels. This week, Amit Segal from News 12 reported that Zini claimed before Solberg that the amount is up to 100 million shekels. The article does not include a response from Zini or the Shin Bet.