ADCritics immediately cried foul, accusing the prime minister of using his White House ties to create a distraction from the immunity vote and pulling his rival out of play at a critical moment. Gantz and other critics have accused the prime minister of using the immunity bid as an attempt to stall the legal procedure until after the elections. AD“Netanyahu is going to trial; it must move forward,” Gantz said in response to the end of the immunity proceedings. “Israeli citizens have a clear choice: a prime minister who will work for them or a self-employed prime minister. Like any defendant, the prime minister will be able to seek adjustments in the court schedule, but he will have no sweeping power to stall the cases indefinitely or avoid them altogether.

Source: Washington Post January 28, 2020 10:52 UTC