Israel’s Netanyahu faces court, party challenges after indictment

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Prime minister denies charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust and refuses to leave office

Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, November 24 2019. Picture: SEBASTIAN SCHEINER/AFP

His indictment on Thursday came amid unprecedented political disarray in Israel, after elections in April and September in which neither Netanyahu nor his main challenger, centrist Benny Gantz, secured a governing majority in parliament. Gantz’s mandate to form a government — after an unsuccessful attempt by Netanyahu to do so — expired on Wednesday. The next day, Israel’s president declared a three-week period in which legislators can nominate one of their own to try to put together a ruling coalition. Should that fail, a new election — Israel’s third in a year — will be triggered.

 

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