“I’m managing a country and leading the State of Israel and the Israeli military at war. … I thought and still think that both things can be done in parallel… I believed that in the overall scheme of things, a balance could be found between the needs of the trial, which I recognize, and the needs of the state.” – PM Benjamin Netanyahu
BAD SYSTEM
WATCH: Alan Dershowitz on Netanyahu Trial: ‘He Should Be Allowed to be the Prime Minister 24/7’: Ynet News, Dec. 11, 2024 — Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his alleged corruption trial on Tuesday, set to continue Wednesday afternoon, U.S. defense attorney Professor Alan Dershowitz spoke in an interview with Ynet about the consequences of an incumbent prime minister being held on trial for the first time in the country’s history.
WATCH: Quiet Coup Drags Bibi to Court During War | Caroline Glick In-Focus: JNS, Nov. 14, 2024 — Establishment powers in Israel have decided to join the seven-front war against the Jewish state by targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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A Coup Attempt in the Shadow of Oct. 7: Caroline B. Glick, JNS, Dec. 6, 2024
All the Key Characters in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Trial – Explainer: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 10, 2024
Netanyahu Argues ‘Hostile’ Walla Coverage, Telecoms Reforms Prove Bribery Claims ‘Absurd’: Jeremy Sharon, Times of Israel, Dec. 12, 2024
In Court, Netanyahu Shares Dramatic Interaction with Obama on Iran: Elinor Shirkani Kofman and Erez Linn, Israel Hayom, Dec. 10, 2024
FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
Netanyahu Becomes First PM to Testify in Own Criminal Trial – Preview: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 9, 2024 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today became the first sitting prime minister to testify in his own public corruption trial in a drama that could take over the country’s narrative for the next weeks, sidelining what the master messenger wants the national story to be.
Netanyahu’s Trial for Alleged Corruption Centers on These Three Cases: AP, City News, Dec. 10, 2024 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to testify in court on Tuesday, facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases.
Judges in Netanyahu Trial Confirm Suggesting Prosecution Drop Bribery Charge: TOI staff, Times of Israel, June 29, 2023 — Judges overseeing the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have released an official record of their meeting last week with the prosecution and defense, confirming that they privately advised prosecutors that the bribery charge against the premier will be difficult to prove.
Netanyahu Aide On Trial In New Case Troubling Israeli PM: Ruth Eglash, Barron’s, Dec. 11, 2024 — As the corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu resumed this week, Israel was gripped by another scandal involving the prime minister and the alleged leaking of classified documents.