Israeli prosecutor Avichai Mandelblit said Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of bribery, fraud and dishonesty, the country's longest serving prime minister is the first prime minister to be charged in power.
He points out that Mandelblit announced yesterday that Netanyahu is accused of bribery, fraud and dishonesty in cases called "4000", "1000" and "2000".
Tru adds that Netanyahu's immunity has been increasingly weakened, because Israel under his rule is going to hold the third elections in one year, which is unprecedented.
He pointed out that the indictment was the most anticipated in the history of Israel, and that it put the country in uncertain horizons, forcing the political system in the country to navigate the storm without a guide, and therefore it is wrong to try to predict what the end result will be, although there are some indications as the reporter says.
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Witch hunt
According to Israeli law, the prime minister could face up to 10 years in prison for bribery and three years for fraud and dishonesty if found guilty.
The reporter stressed that Netanyahu, who has repeatedly denied all charges and described the indictment as a "coup attempt" - will fight teeth and nails in order to stay in power and away from criminal proceedings, he said, noting that he has already launched a bold campaign to delegitimize the measures he rejects and considers it. Chasing witches, "says his American ally, President Donald Trump.
Netanyahu has been accused of trying to push through legislation that could hinder the judiciary, the reporter said, noting that the trial, which came at a very turbulent time, would fuel anger and increase division in an already divided country, especially since fears of war between Israel and Gaza did not take a week. .
The battle of immunity, which can only be obtained by remaining in office, will be the most important battle of Netanyahu, especially since he could try to build the government again as a member of parliament, because the latter is authorized for several weeks to try to form a governing coalition after the failure of both Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz, former army chief, is the head of the centrist Black and White Party in forming a government after the September elections.
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The heaviest campaigns
If a third election is held - as is likely the case with the reporter - Netanyahu will have to run one of the deadliest campaigns of his career, especially since he is under the weight of an indictment and two previous failed attempts to form a government, leaving him very vulnerable to Gantz, opposition leader Yair Lapid and many others. Of the former generals.
The White and Blue Party said in a statement immediately after the attorney general announced the indictment that Netanyahu was "immersed in corruption," and therefore "does not have a general or moral mandate to make a fateful decision of Israel," and this paper - as the reporter says - will be played in the elections if It was decided.
In addition, Netanyahu, according to the reporter, is also subject to competition within his Likud party by rising star Gideon Saar, a member of parliament who has already indicated this year that he would be ready to take over the presidency if the primaries were held.
Under Israeli law, Netanyahu has 30 days to ask parliament to grant him immunity, but the slight drawback is that the body authorized by such a decision in parliament has not been appointed since the country's first inconclusive election in April, and it will be difficult Parliament should decide whether to appoint it before the elections or leave it until the next elections.
The reporter concluded that Netanyahu may try to push more legislation in order to disrupt the rule and close some legal loopholes, but that will provoke more anger, all in short means that things are not clear, and that the only thing is certain is the dominance of the specter of conflict in the horizon of the country.