Israel Prime Minister

• New Israel bill would make it harder to oust Netanyahu over corruption charges

  Lawmakers in the Knesset gave preliminary approval to the bill and is set to do the same with a broader plan to overhaul the country's legal system in defiance of mass protests.

  World

  Mar 13, 2023
  
• Israeli court to weigh in on whether Netanyahu can stay PM amid criminal charges

  A ruling against Netanyahu would likely trigger a snap election, the fourth since April 2019, as the country grapples with the coronavirus crisis and its economic fallout.

  World

  May 3, 2020
  
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• Coronavirus: Israel PM Netanyahu’s corruption trial postponed over COVID-19 restrictions

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday to face charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in connection to a series of scandals.

  Politics

  Mar 15, 2020
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• Israel’s Netanyahu vows to face corruption charges at trial after election

  After failing to secure parliamentary immunity last month, insiders had speculated that Netanyahu would attempt to pass alternative legislation if he secures a parliamentary majority.

  Politics

  Feb 29, 2020
• Israeli PM Netanyahu announces post-election plan to annex West Bank’s Jordan Valley

  Israeli political commentators saw Netanyahu's declaration, in a speech broadcast live on Israel's main TV channels, as a bid to siphon support away from far-right rivals who have long advocated annexation of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

  World

  Sep 10, 2019
• Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects corruption charges in ‘dramatic announcement’

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a prime-time address to reject a series of what he called "unjust" corruption allegations against him.

  World

  Jan 7, 2019