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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 12:23 PM Jan 2017

Web of investigations entangles Israel's 'King Bibi'

Source: Reuters

Thu Jan 19, 2017 | 9:40am EST

By Luke Baker and Maayan Lubell | JERUSALEM

Benjamin Netanyahu has spent 30 years in public office, including 11 years as Israel's prime minister, but this year his political future is being called into question as seldom before.

Police say they have questioned Netanyahu twice since Jan. 2 at his official residence in Jerusalem in two separate criminal cases involving allegations of abuse of office.

Netanyahu, known to supporters and opponents as "Bibi", has denied any wrongdoing, saying repeatedly: "there will be nothing because there is nothing". No charges have been brought.

Almost every night on television and every day in newspapers since Jan. 2, purported leaks have appeared describing what the media say are details of the investigation.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-netanyahu-investigations-idUSKBN1531B2

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Web of investigations entangles Israel's 'King Bibi' (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP
Just Desserts Me. Jan 2017 #1
Bibi loves his look saidsimplesimon Jan 2017 #2
Jews are the new nazis? Mosby Jan 2017 #3
Mosby, please spare me the n word. saidsimplesimon Jan 2017 #4
"The people of Israel have lost their way by becoming that which they most loathed, imo" Mosby Jan 2017 #6
Pretty dumb comment... busterbrown Jan 2017 #5

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
2. Bibi loves his look
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 12:44 PM
Jan 2017

in a rump tower white robe. Rump the chump will fund his wars and destabilize the middle east. The people of Israel have lost their way by becoming that which they most loathed, imo.

Mosby

(16,299 posts)
6. "The people of Israel have lost their way by becoming that which they most loathed, imo"
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 02:16 PM
Jan 2017

what does that mean exactly?

The "People of Israel" כלל ישראל is one of the names we use for our tribe, if you want to refer to Israelis then call them Israelis.

Your comment as written refers to Jews and it's bigoted IMO.

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
5. Pretty dumb comment...
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 01:58 PM
Jan 2017

Right wing Jews are as bad as Tea Party Types..

In the meantime there are plenty of Israeli Citizens who would agree with the original Post.


http://www.worldjewishdaily.com/netanyahu-collapse.php

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