Israel's right-wing Prime Minister Bibi "Bomb Bomb" Netanyahu will face indictment on corruption charges by Israel's Attorney General. Using terms employed by his close ally con man and Moscow asset Donald "Rump" Trump, Netanyahu referred to the charges as a "witch hunt" by Israel's left-wing. Israeli elections are on April 9, and the final hearing on the charges will likely occur after that.
The charges include bribery in connection with his acceptance of expensive gifts from businessmen in return for a favorable treatment of their businesses, in particular seeking favorable coverage from a media organization in return for regulatory favors. In addition, breach of trust and fraud are among the charges facing Netanyahu.
Netanyahu pushed back in a style reminiscent of his U.S. counterpart in a demagogic broadcast in Israel:
"In his address, Mr Netanyahu said: 'The left knows it cannot beat us at the polling booth, so for the past three years they have been carrying out an unprecedented witch hunt which has one aim - to topple the right-wing government which I lead.'
Earlier, his Likud party said the prospect of charges amounted to 'political persecution'.Whether Netanyahu emerges from the scandal or not, he's a Rump-style demagogue who will pull out all the stops to remain in power, much like his counterpart.
'Unilateral publication of the attorney general's announcement just a month before the elections, without giving the prime minister an opportunity to refute these false accusations, is a blatant and unprecedented intervention in the elections.'"
