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Bibi Bombshell Explained: Your Guide to the Netanyahu Cases

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news...d-your-guide-to-the-netanyahu-cases-1.5810633
After more than a year of investigations, interrogations and endless speculation, the Israel Police have informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu they are recommending that he be indicted for bribery and breach of trust in two cases.
Now it’s up to the head of Israel’s legal system, Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit, to decide whether the evidence is strong enough to indict the prime minister. ...

appears israel must deal with its own corrupt leader
let's see how that plays out


wonder if israel has an emoluments provision, as it appears bibi might have been self dealing at the public's expense

and there is potentially more to come

"... there are two other corruption cases where it’s possible the trail could still lead to Netanyahu – even though he hasn’t directly been named as a suspect." ...
Several men close to Netanyahu are suspected of bribing Israeli defense officials to get them to buy submarines from the Germans. ...


and this may ring familiar:
... Last week, before the police report, Netanyahu released a defiant video statement on Facebook: “Many people are asking me what’s going to happen to me. I want to calm you all down. Nothing will happen, because I know the truth. I am confident at the end of the day that the legal authorities will conclude that the simple truth is that there is nothing to all this.”
Much like U.S. President Donald Trump, Netanyahu has characterized the criminal investigations against him as a partisan witch hunt. He has repeatedly accused his enemies in politics and the media of trying to oust him using the legal system because they failed using the ballot box. He has vowed not to let that happen. ...

grab some popcorn and enjoy
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