Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu faces pre-trial corruption hearing
by Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#4RME1)
Leader also fighting to save political career after failing to secure election wins this year
Defence lawyers representing Benjamin Netanyahu have presented their arguments against looming bribery, fraud and breach of trust indictments as a long-awaited pre-trial hearing begins.
Wednesday's closed-door hearing, the culmination of three years of investigations, arrives at an especially fraught time for Israel's longest-serving leader. Netanyahu is also fighting for his political life after failing to secure a clear win in two elections this year.
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