Netanyahu began his fifth reelection campaign with a clear road to victory, facing a fractured opposition and looking like a strong bet to become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. Long-running corruption investigations into Netanyahu then reached their climax with Israel’s attorney general announcing he would soon formally indict the prime minister. But his looming indictment, a first for a sitting Israeli prime minister, is the most serious yet. The Anti-Defamation League said the deal “legitimized” the party’s “hate-filled rhetoric,” and Gantz accused the prime minister of sacrificing his dignity. But the looming indictment, a first for a sitting Israeli prime minister, is the most serious yet.

Source: Huffington Post April 10, 2019 04:41 UTC