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Corruption Case Proceeds Against Israeli PM After A Long Delay
Netanyahu Has Avoided Facing Court And Potentially Years in Prison
Reuters video stream Dec. 10, 2024
December 10, 2024—After a long delay, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced an Israeli court today in resumption of a criminal trial on charges dating back to 2019.
“Everything is at stake,” said Alexis Bloom, director of the 2024 documentary, “The Bibi Files,” during an interview with MSNBC. “This trial is an incredibly important event for Netanyahu, and he’s been assiduously trying to avoid testifying.”
The case is not only significant as a domestic matter. Observers argue that it has implications for the widening wars in the Middle East.
“It’s his attempt to avoid a legal reckoning that has caused all sorts of damage in the Middle E...