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| WATCH pro- and anti-Netanyahu protesters engage in tense face-off in Jerusalem as PM corruption trial opens | WATCH pro- and anti-Netanyahu protesters engage in tense face-off in Jerusalem as PM corruption trial opens |
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| Flanked by police and reporters and separated by barriers, Israelis backing Benjamin Netanyahu and those who want him jailed took to the Israeli PM’s residence to protest, as a Jerusalem court began its first corruption hearing. | Flanked by police and reporters and separated by barriers, Israelis backing Benjamin Netanyahu and those who want him jailed took to the Israeli PM’s residence to protest, as a Jerusalem court began its first corruption hearing. |
| The rival protests hit the streets on Sunday as Netanyahu appeared before the Jerusalem district court for its first hearing. The prime minister has been indicted in three separate cases and is facing charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust. He rejects the allegations, claiming the trial is a deep-state conspiracy. | |
| Those venting anger at Netanyahu – the first sitting Israeli PM to stand trial in court – unfurled a banner that read “Crime Minister” in a reference to allegations that he engaged in fraud and accepted bribes from wealthy friends. | |
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| Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s supporters chanted slogans against what they said was an unfair trial against their leader. This group later took to the courthouse and booed Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who filed the indictments against Netanyahu. | |
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