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Hearing Begins on Corruption Charges for Israeli PM Netanyahu

Linda Gradstein

   JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for
   his political life as the Israeli political system moves toward an
   expected indictment. His pre-trial hearing began Wednesday on three
   separate corruption cases, and it will last for four days, ending
   before the Yom Kippur holiday next week.
   The hearing comes after many months of investigation into Netanyahu and
   is the last step before Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit decides
   whether or not to indict the prime minister. It also comes as Netanyahu
   is struggling to put together a governing coalition after inconclusive
   elections last month.

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