Israel: In Court, Netanyahu Wants to Keep "Head Up"

From our correspondent in Jerusalem

" The State of Israel against Benjamin Netanyahu. The title of the lawsuit launched by the Israeli justice against the Prime Minister in office sums up the paradox. The head of government, who went so far as to ally himself with his main opponent, Benny Gantz, to keep himself in power and not have to face the judges as a private citizen, must be held accountable for the facts of corruption that he denies, while he runs the country. He has no immunity, but has no legal obligation to resign. An embarrassing situation.

This Sunday morning, Benyamin Nétanyahou chaired the cabinet meeting of the government, then he went with his motorcade of official cars and his bodyguards to the court. In front of his residence, the rue Balfour was cut in two, with on the one hand his supporters come to cheer him on " name of the people ", and on the other his opponents of the movement " Black flags for democracy ", who innovated

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