Netanyahu’s Lawyers Discuss a Plea Bargain to End His Graft Trial
JERUSALEM — The lawyers representing Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli former prime minister, are in negotiations with state prosecutors to reach a plea bargain in his long-running corruption case, according to a spokesman for the Israeli Justice Ministry and two people involved in the negotiations.
The talks are currently stuck, however, because Netanyahu does not want to accept the charge of “moral turpitude,” a designation that would bar Netanyahu, leader of Israel’s biggest right-wing party, from public office for seven years, the negotiators said. The investigation expanded after Netanyahu was accused of offering the owners of two media companies inducements in exchange for positive news coverage. The charges quickly divided Israelis between those who believed that Netanyahu should step down to avoid tainting the office of the prime minister and those who thought that he was the victim of a judicial conspiracy.
Both Netanyahu’s decision to engage in negotiations and his engagement with Barak, a former judge considered a doyen of the Israeli legal establishment, have therefore surprised some Israelis. The case caused two years of political stagnation, largely because it splintered Netanyahu’s right-wing voter base as well as his right-wing allies in the Israeli Parliament — a fissure that led to four inconclusive elections from 2019 to 2021. After the first three votes, Netanyahu’s remaining allies won enough seats to stay in power, but not enough to form a stable coalition government or pass key legislation like a national budget.
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