BREAKING: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has withdrawn his request for immunity from prosecution hours before parliamentary proceedings were set to begin.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk with reporters before a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Washington.
Netanyahu, who was visiting Washington ahead of the launch of President Donald Trump’s long-anticipated peace plan, said he “decided not to let this dirty game continue,” in a statement issued on his official Facebook page. Netanyahu’s retraction paves the way for legal proceedings against him to go forward. He was indicted on counts ofin November in three separate cases. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Netanyahu’s chief political opponent, Benny Gantz, who leads the Blue and White party, said in a statement that “Netanyahu is going to trial -- we must go forward.”
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