333 witnesses in corruption cases against the prime minister, the possibility of a third parliamentary election in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Tel Aviv … News Time

Details of three corruption cases filed by Israeli prosecutors against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were presented in parliament on Monday. The names of 333 witnesses are available in this regard. These include Netanyahu’s wealthy friends and former assistants. An indictment on charges of bribery, fraud and harming trust has been officially sent to parliament in three different cases of corruption against the Israeli prime minister. The Israeli prime minister has 30 days to appeal and appeal the case.

Netanyahu, who has been ruling Israel for nearly a decade, has denied any wrongdoing. They say they have been subjected to”retaliation” by the judiciary and the judiciary is seeking to oust the right-wing head of popularity. As Prime Minister, the country’s law does not mandate Netanyahu to resign if he is convicted. Netanyahu will be tried under a three-member bench in a Jerusalem-based court. However, the date for the trial has not been set.

According to legal experts, having more than 300 witnesses in the crime means that the trial will continue for several years. Netanyahu, meanwhile, tweeted on Twitter that “333 witnesses are not needed if the allegations are true, and 333 witnesses do not benefit if the allegations are false”.According to one lawsuit, Netanyahu illegally solicited and then accepted valuable gifts. According to another case, Netanyahu promised the owner of a multinational Israeli newspaper that he would pressure the rival newspaper. Likewise, the Israeli prime minister is also accused of delivering about 1.8 billion Israeli shekels ($ 50 million) to Israeli telecommunications company Bezek. In contrast, a newspaper website run by a former head of the company will receive positive coverage in favor of Netanyahu.

The possibility of a third parliamentary election in Israel

The possibility of a third parliamentary election in Israel

On the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s rival Benny Gantz and other Zionist leaders were out of the race to form a government, which increased the chances of Kinest’s third election. According to details, the Blue White Alliance closes its campaign to support members of the Knesset’s governance after that, the chances of a third consecutive election is even higher. The Blue White Alliance has left the field open for the Likud Party, but has failed to form a single government. The report states that Avigdor Lieberman’s party Israel Betna decided not to partner with Netanyahu’s Liquid Party and Benny Gantz’s Blue, White after that, the formation of the government has become more difficult for both parties. The Blue White was expected to win the support of 61 members of the Knesset, but Benny Gantz failed to gain that support. It is to be noted that in this year’s elections, the Blue and White party of Likud and former Army Chief Benny Gantz received at least equal seats. The coalition, led by Netanyahu’s party Likud, has 55 seats in the 120-member house, while the left-wing alliance has won 56 seats and requires 61 seats to form a government.

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