Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have a brief respite next week from the deluge of legal woes he faces when he heads to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump. Monday's visit to a White House that has shown enthusiastic support for Israel and Netanyahu may help bolster the long-serving prime minister, who has called Trump a "true friend" of his country. Both men have used populist appeals in the face of investigations, with Netanyahu borrowing Trump's "fake news" moniker to denounce reports of his alleged corruption. Israeli police recommended last month that Netanyahu be indicted in two corruption cases and investigations are continuing in others. Also read Netanyahu questioned by Israeli police in telecoms corruption case"I think from that perspective it is a boost" for Netanyahu.

Source: dna March 03, 2018 14:15 UTC