TEL AVIV:
Israeli demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to
urge Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu to resign after police recommended he be charged with
bribery in two corruption cases.
Police said on Tuesday enough evidence had been found for
Netanyahu to be charged, saddling the four-term premier with one of the biggest challenges to his long dominance of
Israeli politics. Netanyahu, 68, denies wrongdoing in both cases and has said nothing will come of the police investigations. It is now up to the attorney general to determine whether to press charges against him.
Around 1,000-2,000
protesters rallied in a Tel Aviv square, some with signs saying "crooks go home" and "crime minister". "We think the prime minister should immediately disqualify himself and resign," said Shlomit Bar, 63, a retired music teacher. "He cannot be any longer the prime minister of Israel. "There is no strict legal obligation for a prime minister to
step down over such a case unless he is convicted in court.The right-wing Netanyahu´s governing coalition appears stable for the time being after key partners said they will wait until the attorney general´s decision. "From a moral standpoint, this is a disgrace to the state of Israel, where a prime minister is suspected of such serious crimes," said Oren Simon, one of the protesters. "He should go home. ?
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