In election aftermath, Netanyahu legal and political fates converge
While the evidentiary phase of his trial begins at the Jerusalem District Court, members of Netanyahu s Likud party are meeting with President Reuven Rivlin to recommend he be tasked with forming the next government after winning the greatest number of Knesset seats on March 23
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Updated: 04.05.21 , 07:36
Israel s legal and political dramas converge Monday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due in court for the beginning of the evidentiary phase of his corruption trial at the same time the president launches talks to help form a government following the March 23 elections.
Judges have ordered Netanyahu appear at the Jerusalem District Court for the prosecution s opening arguments in the case where he is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust having allegedly accepting improper gifts, and seeking to trade regulatory favors with media moguls in exchange for positive coverage -allegati
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