Benjamin Netanyahu will face trial

Israeli Prime Minister and leader of Likud Party Benjamin Netanyahu (AAP)

Israeli Prime Minister and leader of Likud Party Benjamin Netanyahu (AAP) Source: EPA

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is refusing to step down as leader and is vowing to fight charges of corruption against him alleging bribery and fraud.


Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is refusing to step down as leader and is vowing to fight charges of corruption against him alleging bribery and fraud.

The first prosecution of a sitting Israeli premier deepens the political paralysis in a country that's had two deadlocked elections this year, and may now be headed to a third.

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