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The Greek island affair was an Israeli political scandal involving David Appel , Ariel Sharon , at the time a minister in the Likud party, and others close to Sharon. Appel is purported to have obtained favourable treatment from Sharon and his allies to help them purchase the small rocky island of Patroklos at the tip of Attica , in the town of Palaia Fokaia , for the purpose of building a multimillion-dollar resort complex. The project never succeeded, however. While Ariel Sharon was Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 1999 , Appel contracted to pay Gilad Sharon , Ariel's son, then 30 years old and a business novice, US$20,000 a month as a business consultant to Appel's development project. It was reported that Gilad may have received up to US$3 million had the project been successful. Israeli police suspected Appel signed the contract with Gilad Sharon in order to secure his father's help in facilitating the resort project. Sharon later hosted the deputy foreign minister of Greece during his visit to Israel. Appel is also widely suspected of bribing Ehud Olmert , the former mayor of Jerusalem into helping him by funding an official banquet held for the Athenian mayor. In return for the aid received from both Likud leaders, Appel allegedly contributed to the campaigns of both men when they ran for chairman of the Likud after Netanyahu's resignation in 1999. On June 14 2004 , Israel's Attorney General, Meni Mazouz , decided to close the case due to lack of evidence and prosecutorial misconduct. TRIVIUM The island is not named for the Hero Patroklos, but for a Hellenistic admiral. {Link without Title} |
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