To impose a new security law. Or chinas foreign minister speaks out against meddling in hong kong warning countries to stay out of its affairs. Also ahead muslims marking the end of the fasting month of ramadan but this year its under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Ok lets begin with breaking news out of occupied East Jerusalem where the long awaited trial of the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is getting underway as we go on air Benjamin Netanyahu is facing 3 cases of corruption but he denies the charges of bribery fraud and a breach of trust terry force it is our correspondent live for us outside the court in occupied East Jerusalem harry good afternoon he has been speaking what was he saying. Yes he he came just a few minutes ahead of the time that the trial was due to get underway we understand that the trial has been delayed because of the extraordinary scenes really of the israeli Prime Minister in office a sitting Prime Minister some things never happen before someone has positioned facing a criminal trial standing on the steps before going into the the Trial Chamber itself and letting loose against the whole israeli establishment the legal system the media and the police naming a specific members of the senior ranks of israels judiciary attacking them attacking the media saying the police were trying to engineer a coup against and that is very much the message is being given by these are very loud supporters of his were outside here today really speaks to the polarization the divisiveness of what we can expect to see in the coming months and indeed years of this trial and as far as netanyahu is concerned it seems clear that it is a strategy to try to turn the tables of this and try to prosecute those who are trying to prosecute it. I need to be with them you know a week ago Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in for a record 5th term as israels Prime Minister after a political battle which lasted 17 months and through 3 inconclusive elections but his legal battle is only intensifying sunday is day one of his trial in 3 separate Corruption Cases in the 1st hes accused of asking for and accepting lavish gifts from rich acquaintances the charges fraud and breach of trust the same charges apply in the 2nd case it which hes alleged to have conspired with a newspaper owner to hamper the operations of a rival demanding Favorable Press Coverage in return a 3rd case is the most serious carrying new dish and charge of bribery hes accused of trading regulator e concessions worth hundreds of millions of dollars to israels most. Powerful telecoms boss in return for extraordinary influence over the News Coverage on his website now senior who denies all the charges as long as he is Prime Minister you know what if theres a 2nd wave of corona will he free the courts as he did in march which that we opening the trial by 2 months if there is conflict in gaza if there is conflict with iran or that slow his trial under the terms of the new Government Coalition deal netanyahu the Prime Minister for 18 months before swapping with his family rival now alternate Prime MinisterBenny Gantz NetanyahuPrime Ministerial status could allow him to argue for trial delays in the National Interest and gives him influence over senior legal appointments israelis have seen scandals in gulf senior politicians before but never before a sitting Prime Minister in office in charge of faithful National Decisions while a same time sitting in the dock in court and offended in a criminal case that could end up in his imprisonment. Resigned as Prime Minister in 2008 when he was investigated for bribery while mayor of jerusalem he was convicted in 2014 serving 16 months in jail under israeli law netanyahu would not have to step down unless hed been convicted and exhausted all possible appeals his legal fight is set to loom large throughout what he says will be his final term in office. Harry how often are we expecting him to appear at the courthouse and overall how long will this process take. Will not lots of question wiggs expect to hear something from the judges this is a procedural day of hearings firstly they will i give a summation of the charges against him its part of a bigger process here to ensure that the defendant understands the charges against him or her obviously not you know his case where he doesnt start those charges will be entirely repudiation of them as well as declaring his innocence against them but yes they could understand a bit more about the likely churchill of all this there is speculation that it could be next year before we actually hear from the main witnesses in the trial after the expectation of how many days a week it will sit here certainly the expectation is as far as that yeah i was concerned he will try to avoid as much of this trial as possible in terms of business physical presence here to try to secure this 1st day but they have that request denied by the court again is using not to argue that this is a politicized trial is arguing against the good even on that decision so. He will be able as i said and not face to have some influence potentially if there are National Emergencies or big city says a sorry vote passed to require attention courses but we expect him to try to avoid as much of sitting in the dark as possible. People were saying is barely a week since he managed to come up with that arrangement with benny gantz and one stance arrangement was put in place how can he be the head of state how can he be the Prime Minister and also go to court because hes standing up in a courtroom giving evidence in his own defense or listening to evidence being given in his defense or as part of the prosecute. How can he be running the country if you. Havent well yes that is the case that many of his opponents have made its part of the case that when he got himself tried to prosecute as you know against a. Recyclable actions hes now of course sitting in office with a nodding so that he could never sit in office that anyone under indictment who he had said a voice in this really democracy to the extent that the case that you know having done there is a rival protest to this was a small rival protest of this one here by here was a larger similar scale one outside the Prime Ministers residence today would be the finest saying Prime Minister there is a large insurgency within israel that is entirely opposed to the f. B. I. Continues given the seriousness of the charges that hes facing but he says that he can continue that this will be something that will be able to advantage 5 indeed given the fact that there are 2 coequal Prime Minister is currently in office the alternate Prime Minister benny gantz all over and. The Prime Minister you know mr work for the most 18 months. I think that the message is that there is enough sort of play within the system to allow him to deal with the same time but beyond that become excessive out of this so there are many commentators who israeli media and you guys are israeli Political Science you take a life form to say that this is a terrible situation you know israeli politics to find its open to see. Is a leading figure driving through this kind of process to see that the seriousness of the charges that he faces on here you know her views she already refuses to stand down and do it separately and then that is something that none of them long argued for and you know a small tooth and nail to a boy he wants to fight. This trial from office as youre talking to us harry just to be clear were seeing pictures as well at the same time live pictures from inside the courtroom where youre standing right now mr netanyahu the israeli Prime Minister in consultations there with we assume his defense lawyers slash attorneys if you just joining us here on aljazeera what youre looking at right now astonishing pictures a serving israeli Prime Minister now on day one of a Legal Process where hes going to answer these claims and allegations leveled against him to do with 3 specific cases interesting harry what you were mentioning a little earlier but he was naming individual members of the judiciary if this goes his way and hes cleared or partially cleared is to kind of laying the foundations for going after the judiciary because around the world whenever you look at the situation if you have a president or a Prime Minister going after the judges going after the lawyers thats always the beginning of a very bad situation. Where yes that is something you know 30 of those remember legal establishment not many media made media commentators here have been concerned about the fact that yahoo has made this a fight between the legal establishment that is saying that this is the core of religious ties in the untaxed to oust him from office and of course there have been attacks been cheering his recent turn to try to bring on how to try to enact some changes in legislation which would really undermine the power of the Israeli Supreme Court which are those on the right on that and you know side of israeli politics believe has a big problem to activists into their interaction is it and it goes through a longer term battle really between the kind of right wing populism that netanyahu has come to embody and of more establishment. Left wing or labor is ready labor party elite that netanyahu has tried to define himself against and so yes the idea that he might try to act retribution or anything the fact that he has been talking about people already and he is really attorney general someone whos not knowing self appointed who says he is being targeted netanyahu has retreated recent articles criticizing him and saying that he has been acting in a little sized way against netanyahu there have been threats these are the attorney general has been bringing to the attention of the israeli base going to be getting on his. Own safety and indeed the prosecutor in this trial she has received a Police Security detail as well so there are those who are you not just about what this means for the sort of the civility of israeli politics there are worries about the potential for real world implications of this kind of language being used and indeed the israeli opposition to the i let me go from our Live Audience before the onset decided to go in with netanyahu and this emergency unity Government Coalition. That you know is leading the country toward some kind of civil war. And harry when he talks about this being a witch hunt when he talks about it being politicized witch hunt is he talking only and solely about politicians perhaps opposition politicians to exist in that quite complex mosaic of the Israeli Knesset within the Coalition Government or is he talking about people exist and operate outside the political apparatus. Very much outside the Israeli Parliament the knesset hes talking not just about. The holding city faces going to fuel debates within that building hes talking about the media hes just talked about it on you minutes ago not miss court house on the 1st day of this trial so many. With mistakes so high and all the attention on it he is doubling down this attack against the establishment of not immediately police explicitly hes talking about judiciary explicitly and so there is no question that netanyahu is going to fight a very very severe campaign in the Public Theater against the whole concept of this trial not just against specific charges within the border of. Annas faras and the domestic geography of this is concerned harry would be fair to say now that mr netanyahu will be judged externally outside israel purely and simply on the these allegations of corruption but also internally for the 1st time hell be judged on the same one big its you know hes not going to be judged no easy really on how he handles the coronavirus how he handles the relationship with the palestinians it will be this one is you that will define his Prime Ministerial time in office. I think that to some extent depends on how this trial goes if he is convicted if hes jailed then yes obviously that will be the capstone to his political career not a very negative one but dont forget he can stay in office under israeli law or not he some of the majority dictation of that law until and unless he is exhausted every potential appeal against that conviction so this isnt something thats going to happen in a hurry it could take several years by which time he may well over finished his 18 months we dont yet know exactly how that will play out whether indeed the transfer will go smoothly to benny gantz for the remaining 18 months ago there are those who speculate about his then potentially aiming for a president ial run because president s in israel have immunity so until we know. Exactly how this all plays out i think its a little early to say that this will definitively be his his political legacy and the definition of his political career because this trial will go in fits and starts they will be facing weeks months where it wont be the main story because this is such a long process to try after today to get all the evidence in order and work out exactly how the trial will operate and that issue such as an extension which you know he still wants to carry out he says in the occupied west bank issues such as a potential 2nd wave of coronavirus they could start to mount those shadow whats going on here wont be till we get closer to the end of this process i think that we can make those kinds of judgments ok harry good to talk to you as a thank you so much for that clarity and context on the news that Benjamin Netanyahu there in court day one of the Legal Process against him cyclo sorry will go back to our aforesaid just as soon as there are any more developments here on aljazeera. 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