Facing bribery charges, Netanyahu decries ‘political plot’ to topple him from power
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(Worthy News) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out Thursday after Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit called for him to be indicted on multiple corruption charges, accusing the country’s most senior judicial and law enforcement officials of being part of a witch hunt designed to bring him down.
In an appearance on national television, shortly after Mandelblit’s recommendations were released, Netanyahu called the timing of the announcement, six weeks ahead of elections, “outrageous” and accused his political opponents of carrying out an “unprecedented witch hunt.”
“The pressure of the left worked,” Netanyahu said, saying the attorney general’s recommendations threatened the country’s democracy. [ Source: Ynet News (Read More…) ]
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