Businessman Moti Sander, who was close to Herzog and Netanyahu, has passed away.
In 2019, he was the one who videotaped Netanyahu’s pledge to Labor Party chairman Avi Gabbay that he would never join forces with Lieberman—a commitment that nearly led to the formation of a government that would have prevented a second round of elections.
In 2026, he claimed that negotiations had taken place between Herzog and Netanyahu ahead of the presidential election concerning a pardon and a plea bargain. Both sides denied the claim.