Israel's version of demagogue Donald "Forever Impeached" Trump, right-wing Likud Party leader and temporary Prime Minister Bibi "Bomb Bomb" Netanyahu, is facing his legal challenges today, as his trial on bribery and fraud began in Jerusalem with his one hour arraignment. Watching Netanyahu mimic Trump's tactics over the past three years it was no surprise that his opening salvo was to accuse the "deep state" prosecution of trying to "depose" him, with "the media" assisting them:
"When he arrived at the courthouse, Netanyahu revived his claims that he is the victim of a deep state-type conspiracy by media, police, prosecutors and judges out to oust him.Those words could come out of Trump's mouth and no one would know the difference, given the similarity in all right-wing authoritarian thinking toward the rule of law, bogus "conspiracies," and their personal entitlement.
'The objective is to depose a strong, right-wing prime minister, and thus remove the nationalist camp from the leadership of the country for many years,' he said.
He said police and prosecutors had conspired to 'tailor' a case against him, and said the evidence was 'contaminated' and exaggerated. He called for the court proceedings to be broadcast live on TV to ensure 'full transparency.'
'While the media continues to deal with nonsense, with these false, trumped up [ed. - bwahaha] cases, I will continue to lead the state of Israel and deal with issues that really matter to you,' he said, including to resuscitate the economy, and 'continue to save the lives of thousands of Israelis ahead of the possibility of a second wave of coronavirus.'” (our emphasis)
It's interesting, too, that while blasting the media, Netanyahu wants the trial televised, presumably so that he can use the judicial proceedings as a campaign rally (though he wanted to avoid appearing at the arraignment). So much for transparency and consistency.
(photo: Crime bros. Yonatan Sindel / Flash90)
