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When did Netanyahu get indicted?

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announces his decision to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three corruption cases, on November 21, 2019. (Hadas Parush/FLASH90) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made history many times in his political career.

Who is the longest serving prime minister in Israel?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made history many times in his political career. When he won his first term as premier in 1996 he became Israel’s youngest-ever prime minister and the first born after the founding of the state. On July 20, 2019, he became the longest-serving. On Sunday, when he stands in the dock in a Jerusalem courthouse as ...

What did Lord say about the Gantz affair?

Lord asserted that the three generals — it’s unclear how Gantz suddenly became embroiled in this theory of the affair — formed an alliance 10 years ago that amounted to a soft military coup. “That is, since 2010 we have a defense elite that doesn’t accept the rule of the political echelon.”.

What was the Harpaz affair?

The affair was one of the strangest chapters in the history of the IDF, and despite endless investigations by journalists, police, the state comptroller and others, remains unresolved to this day.

What is the prime minister's trial?

The trial set to begin Sunday is a double challenge for the prime minister: a personal legal challenge of proving his innocence and avoiding jail time, and a political challenge to prevent the trial from toppling him from the premiership and becoming the central truth of his legacy.

Why did Netanyahu refuse to step aside?

Netanyahu’s refusal to step aside, as he once demanded of former prime minister Ehud Olmert when faced with corruption allegations, has transformed the court proceedings into a kind of proxy election, with Israelis’ opinions about Netanyahu’s culpability overlapping with their political views.

When did Boaz Harpaz appear in court?

Boaz Harpaz arrives for a court hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on March 15, 2018.

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