JERUSALEM - Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea bargain to end his corruption trial, a source briefed on the matter said on Sunday , but talks have snagged over a condition that would remove him from politics.after 12 consecutive years as premier and is now opposition leader, has pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, breach of trust and fraud in three cases for which he was indicted in 2019. All are being tried together.
But the talks have hit a bump over Mr Netanyahu's demand to be spared a conviction carrying a"moral turpitude" clause, which under Israeli law would force him to quit politics for years, said the source, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity. Mr Netanyahu has vowed to unseat his successor, Mr Naftali Bennett, a nationalist straddling a coalition of highly diverse parties.
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