Israel’s attorney general recommended Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust in connection with three corruption cases, casting uncertainty over his political future just six weeks before he faces reelection. Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit outlined the cases against the prime minister in a 57-page letter sent to Netanyahu’s lawyers. Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit attends an event at the Presidential compound in Jerusalem on July 19, 2017. After the prime minister finished his remarks, his election rival Gantz went on television and called on him to step aside. If Netanyahu survives until July, he will become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, overtaking the country’s founder, David Ben-Gurion.

Source: Washington Post February 28, 2019 16:24 UTC