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JERUSALEM: Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Jan 24) denied reports he had reached a deal with prosecutors that would force him to quit politics, and vowed to remain leader of his Likud party. Netanyahu, who served as prime minister from 2009 to until last year, is on trial for br

JERUSALEM: Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday denied reports he had reached a deal with prosecutors that would force him to quit politics, and vowed to remain leader of his Likud party.

His legal team has been negotiating a plea deal with Israel's attorney general that, according to Israeli media reports, included an admission to the offence of"moral turpitude," which would have carried a mandatory seven-year ban from politics. "I will continue to lead Likud," he added in comments that may dampen speculation about his potential looming exit from the political stage.

His trial is expected to last several more months. An appeal process, if necessary, could take years.

 

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