(4 Mar 2025)
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Tel aviv, Israel – 4 March 2025
1. Long shot of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entering courtroom and speaking with his defence team
STORYLINE:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand again on Tuesday in his ongoing corruption trial for alleged corruption.
He is the first sitting Israeli leader to take the stand as a criminal defendant.
The testimony is another low point for Israel’s longest-serving leader, who also faces an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Israel’s war in Gaza.
Netanyahu will answer during his court appearances to charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases.
He is accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of cigars and champagne from a billionaire Hollywood producer in exchange for assistance with personal and business interests.
He is also accused of promoting advantageous regulations for media moguls in exchange for favorable coverage of himself and his family.
Netanyahu, 75, denies wrongdoing, saying the charges are a witch hunt orchestrated by a hostile media and a biased legal system out to topple his lengthy rule.
His testimony caps years of scandals that have swirled around him and his family, who have gained a reputation as enjoying a lavish lifestyle at taxpayers’ expense.
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