Ayalon denies testifying against Lieberman

Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon (right) is denying a report that he testified against his former boss, Avigdor Lieberman (left). This is from the first link.

A short time
after the programs were aired, Ayalon denied in a written statement that he was
even questioned by police, and Liberman maintained his innocence on all
charges.

What gives these reports a soap-opera feel is that