Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeCurrent energy and former foreign minister Eli Cohen is suspected of issuing diplomatic passports to powerful Likud members who could influence his position on the party's Knesset list, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's sonShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJosh Breinerand Bar Peleg12:30 PM • June 17 2026 IDTIsrael Police said they have concluded the investigation into Energy Minister Eli Cohen over suspicions he had issued diplomatic passports unlawfully, and believe there is sufficient evidence to indict him on breach of trust. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LikudYair NetanyahuIsrael crimeIsraeli politicsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIDF-LebanonGaza FlotillaAIPAC's PlaybookIsrael FlightsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPolice Say Enough Evidence Gathered to Charge Minister Over Diplomatic PassportsIDF Officials: Iran Deal Could Force Military to Backtrack Lebanon IncursionIsraeli Strikes Reported in Several Areas Across Southern LebanonIgnoring Court, Israeli Police Shackled Suspect Under Psychiatric Evaluation'Quiet Scarier Than Noise': Residents of Northern Israel Feel Abandoned – AgainRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election Campaign'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France