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In first for a sitting PM, Netanyahu indicted for corruption in three cases

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Published: 31 January 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Moves comes after PM withdraws his request for immunity. But is his mind on immortality rather than immorality?

Indicted Netanyahu loses control of his destiny for the first time (Haaretz)
It's not clear why the prime minister submitted his request for immunity in the first place, only to withdraw it. The question is, where will he go from here?

Netanyahu indicted for corruption in three cases, in first for a sitting PM (Times of Israel)
Move comes hours after premier abandons bid for immunity from prosecution; sources close to PM say he is ‘the target of obsessive persecution’

Netanyahu's bid for immortality not immorality (Ynet)
SIMA KADMON: The prime minister will try anything to secure the re-election he hopes will save him from a jail sentence, including accepting a viable Palestinian state on 70% of the West Bank, but as his legal woes catch up, he may also have his mind on his legacy

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Elections committee votes to bar Arab MK Yazbak; Supreme Court to have final say (Times of Israel)
Panel made up of party representatives accepts petition to disqualify Joint List lawmaker, accused of condoning violence against IDF troops, from running in March
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