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Former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman:
“This government is illegitimate and must be toppled as soon as possible. Netanyahu has been in power for too long, which negatively impacts the country. We have all seen or heard how things are managed within the ruling family, their priorities, and the mess they are in.”
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Irish President Michael Higgins stated that the Israeli occupation has violated many provisions of international law and breached the sovereignty of three countries: Lebanon, Syria, emphasizing that Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to establish settlements in Egypt.
Higgins condemned Israel’s labeling of Dublin as “antisemitic” after it announced its support for the Palestinian people, stressing that it is dangerous to label a state as such merely for disagreeing with the Israeli Prime Minister.
The comment came after Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar branded Higgins an antisemite amid the ministry’s decision to close the Israeli embassy in Dublin.
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This is what former Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said:
“Netanyahu is not the right person to lead Israeli society. Israel deserves a different leadership.”
Meanwhile and according to Haaretz, Netanyahu will not attend next month’s ceremony in Poland marking the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation.
He fears that he would be locked up due to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, as reported by Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court in Tel Aviv for the 4th time, Wednesday, to testify in his corruption trial.
Netanyahu’s hearing session was scheduled for Tuesday but was canceled after he embarked on a secret visit to Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Sheikh) in Syria’s demilitarized zone in the occupied Golan Heights.
According to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN, Netanyahu’s session on Wednesday is expected to focus on a case known as “4000” in which the prime minister is accused of providing regulatory favors to Shaul Elovitch, then-owner of Bezeq Telecom Company and the Walla news site, in exchange for favorable coverage for him and his wife.
Netanyahu, the first sitting Israeli leader to take the stand as a criminal defendant in the country’s history, faces accusations of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, which he denies according to Anadolu.
Netanyahu also faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, with the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing arrest warrants for him and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November over atrocities in Gaza.
