The alleged construction offenses committed by the plaintiff in Netanyahu's files are just the tip of the iceberg in the power of assets worth NIS 15 million • Ben-Ari: "Another attempt to discredit"
"Just the tip of the iceberg." Ben Ari
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In recent weeks, more and more details have been revealed about alleged construction offenses attributed to the plaintiff in the Netanyahu cases, Liat Ben-Ari and her husband Aviv Shuki. "Israel Hayom" reported on a house bought for investment in Rosh HaAyin that was split in violation of the law and apparently purchased in violation of the terms of the tender; Channel 20 reported on construction offenses at the family's residence in Moshav Herut.
These properties are just part of a complete set of properties and real estate investments of the couple. And should be reviewed in full. In total, we located five properties purchased by the couple over the years, in a number of locations around the country, whose total value is currently estimated at NIS 15 million.
Liat Ben-Ari came to court hearing // Photo: Shmuel Buharis
In 1997, the couple purchased a 52-square-meter apartment on Palmach Street in Givatayim. It is currently for rent. According to similar apartment prices, it earns the couple between NIS 3,500 and 5,000 a month, and is currently worth between NIS 1.5 and 2 million.
In 2002, the couple received a large house on Sigalit Street in Rosh HaAyin on a half-dunam plot of land. According to the taboo documents, they received the property by transfer "without consideration" from Aviv's father, Yitzhak Shvuki. The couple lived in the house for about two years, during which time they built their current home in Moshav Herut. In the planning documents of the Election House, the address on Sigalit Street in Rosh HaAyin is described as their residential address. They sold the house in 2004, and moved to live in the election. At that time, similar properties in the area were sold for NIS 2-1.5 million.
In the summer of 2004, the couple moved into a house in Moshav Herut. As can be seen from the planning documents of the house, a number of construction anomalies were carried out on the property. A balcony that according to the plan is supposed to be covered with a pergola was closed with a tiled roof, and other anomalies noted in the handwriting of an inspector of the Gramoshka documents.
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In 2015, the couple joined a real estate project in Rosh HaAyin on Aluf Goren Street. As published in "Israel Today", the person who managed the project was Hadar Shvuki, brother-in-law of Liat Ben-Ari. Afek. "Construction associations receive relief from the Israel Land Authority, but on the condition that the projects he builds are intended for people who intend to live there.
As we have published, these criteria appear in the terms of the tender, which explicitly states that an association that wins the tender must be one whose purpose is to "self-build an area or residential areas in different places or places in the country for its members and their families only."
In October 2019, the construction of the project was completed and Aviv Shuki published an ad that puts the house up for rent for NIS 7,500 per month. Apparently about a month later the house had already been split into two units. The top floor was rented for NIS 6,500 and the basement is for rent separately for NIS 3,500 per month. So the illegal split is worth NIS 2,500 a month to the couple. In November 2019, the couple purchased two apartments on Yair Rosenblum Street in Raanana, at two different addresses. This is a new and prestigious project that is currently under construction.
"The timing is not accidental"
On behalf of Liat Ben-Ari, it was stated that "in recent times, there have been repeated attempts to discredit Ms. Liat Ben-Ari. The motives for this are clear to all, and the timing is not accidental."
