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| Netanyahu, the media and the fate of Israeli democracy |
| 2019-10-21 |
| [CarolineGlick] The ongoing criminal probes against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhahu are reaching their climax. After conducting a marathon four-day pre-indictment hearing for Netanyahu earlier this month, Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit reportedly intends to complete his review of the state prosecution’s cases and decide whether to indict Israel’s longest-serving prime minister by the end of next month. The main charges against Netanyahu relate to his associations with media owners. For three years, illegal leaks from the investigations have dominated the news. The key question ‐ indeed, just about the only question ‐ that has been endlessly discussed is whether or not Mandelblit will end Netanyahu’s political career by indicting him on corruption charges. The importance of this question is self-evident. On the one hand we have a democratically elected leader. On the other hand, we have unelected state prosecutors who wish to oust him from power by indicting him. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 The Israeli establishment has long sought to destroy Netanyahu, the only political leader in Israeli history who was never a member of their club and never sought their approval. They haven’t been able to defeat him at the ballot box and now they have placed their hopes in the politicized state prosecution. Seems like I've heard that story before. But in the US, Trump is a recent phenomenon. The plan looks to be the same, however. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2019-10-21 17:45 |
| #4 Worse. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-10-21 17:00 |
| #3 When Bell and Lewin noted this basic turth in the hearing, one of the prosecutors in the room was annoyed. "That’s a capitalist position," she said. Ick. Israel has the same Deep State we do. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-10-21 16:49 |
| #2 This all seems so familiar somehow. Have we seen this movie before? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2019-10-21 09:12 |
| #1 To put it all in proper perspective, it's Bibi's investigation #137896 |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-10-21 08:51 |