JERUSALEM, Jan 16 — Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea bargain to end his corruption trial, a source briefed on the matter said today, but talks have snagged over a condition that would remove him from politics.
The source said Netanyahu, 72, was discussing a deal with Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit under which he would plead guilty to reduced charges and have any resulting jail term commuted to community service. The State Attorney’s Office declined to comment. A lawyer for Netanyahu, who has denied all wrongdoing and accused prosecutors of a politically motivated witch-hunt, did not immediately reply to a request for a comment.
Likud failed to form a new government last year in part because kindred parties refused to join Netanyahu, citing the ongoing trial.
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