Posts Tagged: Netanyahu indictment
Jerusalem Court Orders Attorney General to Produce Authorization for PM Probes
JNS.org - In a decision that could have significant political ramifications, the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday ordered prosecutors to hand over Attorney General Avichai...
Does Push to Bar an Indicted Netanyahu From Leading Next Government Violate Democratic Norms?
JNS.org - Israel’s fractured political system is possibly entering uncharted territory in the next few weeks. The results of Monday’s third round of general elections...
As Another Election Looms, Israel’s President Asks Public Not to Despair
Israel's president on Thursday urged Israelis not to lose faith in their democratic system after persistent political deadlock threw the country into a third election...
Attorney General Mandelblit Formally Submits Netanyahu Indictment
JNS.org - Attorney General Avichai Mandelbilt officially delivered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment to Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Monday. The document specifies which court...
Prosecution in Israel Lines Up Over 300 Witnesses in Netanyahu Case
An indictment submitted to Israel's parliament on Monday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu names more than 300 prosecution witnesses, including wealthy friends and former aides,...
Netanyahu Indictments Are Shifting Few Israeli Voters
According to a poll released this week by Israel Hayom, 64 percent of Israelis say that the indictments against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit...
Dear Netanyahu: Please Step Down Now
After the electoral impasse, I was one of the first of Prime Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-term admirers and supporters to suggest that unless he made a...
Israel’s Political Fallout From Netanyahu Indictment Highlights Entrenched Partisan Divide
JNS.org - The attorney general’s announcement on Thursday night, that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being indicted for bribery and breach of trust led...
Poll: 64 Percent of Israelis Say Netanyahu Indictment Won’t Affect Their Vote
JNS.org - Ahead of Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit’s decision to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, some 64 percent of Israelis said...
Israel’s Netanyahu Faces Calls to Quit but Is Defiant in Crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced calls to resign over a corruption scandal on Friday, as senior government colleagues publicly declared support after some signs...
Netanyahu Pre-Indictment Hearings Draw to a Close
JNS.org - The fourth and final day of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearings for multiple corruption, bribery, and breach of trust charges ended...
Explainer: A Look at the Legal Trouble Facing Israel’s Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attempt to head off a corruption indictment at a series of pre-trial hearings that begin on Wednesday, in which he...
Final Decision on Netanyahu Indictment to Follow Israeli Vote
Israelis will go the polls next month before a decision on whether to file a criminal indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in three corruption...
Israeli Attorney General Plans to Charge Netanyahu in Corruption Cases
Israel's attorney general said on Thursday he intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, a decision coming just six weeks before a...
