Israel Police Recommend Charging Netanyahu With Bribery
- PM denies he traded favors for gifts from wealthy friends
- Netanyahu describes investigations as witchhunt by opponents
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Israeli police recommended charging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in two separate cases, a decision that could spark the biggest fight of his political life.
Police say they found evidence Netanyahu traded his influence for favors, a non-binding conclusion that Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit will have to weigh as he decides whether to file charges against a sitting Israeli premier for the first time. Netanyahu, who years ago survived two prior police recommendations to indict him, has denied any wrongdoing and claims he’s the victim of a witchhunt by left-wing opponents.