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December 10, 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu Takes the Stand in Delayed Corruption Trial
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to a courtroom in
Jerusalem today to face multiple charges of corruption, fraud, breach of
the public trust and bribery. All three trials have been postponed on
multiple occasions, first due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later as
Netanyahu led Israel's devastating assault on Gaza. In one case,
Netanyahu is accused of enacting regulatory decisions worth hundreds of
millions of dollars to the owner of an online news site in exchange for
a promise to drop negative stories about Netanyahu. In another case,
Netanyahu is accused of accepting champagne, cigars and other gifts from
two wealthy businessmen in exchange for political favors.


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