'Beleaguered Bibi' Netanyahu, facing corruption charges, told the Likud party faithful that immunity from the sort of prosecution he faces is a "cornerstone of democracy." Amen, Bibi.
Seeking immunity from prosecution is not anti-democratic, but rather a “cornerstone of democracy,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Likud party activists at an event on Sunday evening.
Speaking to supporters at a Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu said that, within two days, he would announce his decision as to whether or not he will seek immunity from the corruption charges against him.
“The only immunity I am seeking right now is immunity from idle propaganda,” he declared, attacking the rival party Blue and White for “talking crap all day with immunity, immunity, and more and more immunity.”
Netanyahu must announce whether he wants to seek immunity in the coming days, or automatically forfeit his right to do so. Though the premier is far from guaranteed to get a Knesset majority to support an immunity bid, merely asking for it will delay any potential trial by months.Hmm, "attempted coup." That sounds familiar, no?
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit in November announced his intention to indict the prime minister in three corruption cases. Netanyahu is charged with fraud and breach of trust in all three cases, as well as bribery in one of them. He denies wrongdoing and has accused police and state prosecutors of an “attempted coup” against him.
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The scary part of this is that so many both over there and in a place a little south of us seem to think that such avoidance of due process is 'democratic', such mindless following of would be dictators seems to be contagious.
Yeah, I had that churning feeling too, Rural.
Like so much other stuff these days, this is straight out of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Welcome to the 2020s, Owen. Happy New Year!
I don't know how he comes off in Hebrew, but in English he always sounded like a crook. That's another thing he has in common with Trump. If they get away with it their admirers will just consider it another win for the team they think they're on.
Happy New Years Rural, John B.
Bebbi, just another thug who got elected. sort of reminds me of Trump and Putin.
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