Netanyahu’s Trial To Proceed Despite Trump’s Demand

The Daily Beast reports:

An Israeli court has refused to postpone the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after President Donald Trump demanded that the case be dropped.

In a snub to Trump’s bid to “save” his top Middle East ally, the Jerusalem District Court rejected a push by Netanyahu to delay his testimony to concentrate on “security issues” amid the war with Iran.

While Netanyahu has sought to dismiss the case for years, Trump intervened in the saga on Wednesday, describing the trial as a “witch hunt” and saying it should be thrown out immediately. Netanyahu is currently on trial in Israel on charges of fraud, breach of trust, and bribery—all of which he denies.

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