The Prime Minister's Office has commented on French billionaire Arnaud Mimran's testimony that he gave Binyamin Netanyahu about a million Euro ($1.1 million US) for the 2009 election campaign, without reporting the donation.
"This claim is a baseless lie," the statement reads. "Mimran made no donation to Netanyahu's election campaign. In August 2001, when Mr. Netanyahu was a private citizen, Mimran gave $40,000 to Mr. Netanyahu's public activities fund, which included media appearances and numerous educational campaigns abroad for the sake of the State of Israel. This was done in accordance with the law."