Why did netanyahu do it

Israeli PM Netanyahu 'should be charged'. Image source, AFP. Case 1, Image source, Getty Images. Mr Netanyahu has insisted he only received tokens of friendship from Arnon Milchan L. Case 2, Image source, Reuters. Mr Mandelblit has charged Mr Mozes with bribery. Case 4, Shaul Elovitch has been charged with bribery. Related Topics. Published 28 February Published 14 February Published 13 February Published 24 December One of the cases against him concerns allegations, which he denies, that he sought favorable coverage from the married main shareholders of a company that owns a leading news site in Israel, in exchange for giving the couple regulatory benefits.

His trial, which began last year, has tainted key government appointments with the suggestion of conflict of interest, as some worry Netanyahu could try influencing them to affect the proceedings. Last year, just as his trial opened, Netanyahu named one of his most loyal lieutenants to the ministry of public security, which oversees the police.

The incoming coalition will be free of such conflicts. It can move quickly by appointing nonpartisan professionals to agencies that had until now been filled with Netanyahu cronies. Where does this leave Bibi? By all indications, Netanyahu will start out as an aggressive leader of the opposition, in the hopes that the new government will falter quickly. According to reports, the coalition agreement states that the government will collapse unless it can pass a budget in its first hundred days.

If the coalition manages to hold and to pass a budget, Netanyahu may well feel the urge to take advantage of the perks of private life. In order to enjoy that, however, Netanyahu may first have to resign from parliament, a move that could hinder his chances of another political comeback. And that—as almost everyone I spoke to believes—is already on his mind. New Yorker Favorites The day the dinosaurs died. What if you could do it all over?

A suspense novelist leaves a trail of deceptions. The art of dying. The couple deny wrongdoing. Prosecutors said gifts included champagne and cigars and that Netanyahu helped Milchan with his business interests. Packer and Milchan face no charges.

Netanyahu allegedly negotiated a deal with Arnon Mozes, owner of Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, for better coverage in return for legislation to slow the growth of a rival newspaper. Netanyahu has been charged with fraud and breach of trust. Mozes has been charged with offering a bribe, and denies wrongdoing.