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Rabat – A district court in Jerusalem has postponed Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption case for two weeks after a recent prostate surgery. The Israeli war criminal won’t appear until January 20, to give him enough time to recover.
Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, embezzlement, and bribery in a trial which began in 2020 and has been put off multiple times, initially because of the COVID pandemic.
Prosecutors say he used his position as communication minister to help telecom giant Bezeq. They accuse him of accepting $186,000-worth of gifts from wealthy friends in exchange for lobbying in their favour.
Netanyahu is also accused of reducing the circulation of a rival newspaper which benefited another major Israeli newspaper.
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The prime minister denies all charges, calling the case a political “witch hunt” led by his enemies.
Netanyahu underwent prostate surgery on December 29 and was discharged from hospital on Thursday.
The public prosecutor had agreed to the postponement of his hearings on the condition that Netanyahu remain under home care and not engage in any political activities during this time.
However, Netanyahu had already left the hospital briefly on Tuesday to take part in the budget vote in parliament. Without his vote, the right-wing government camp he leads would not have been able to approve the state budget.
The prime minister also summoned several members of the government for a security meeting on Sunday afternoon.
Netanyahu’s prostate surgery has added more delays to an already slow-moving legal process. But despite his legal troubles, the Prime Minister continues to serve in his role and leads the Israeli war machine in the Gaza genocide.
