In Israel a head of state HAS been indicted on several charges….
His political leadership is probably over…
But?
Benny Gantz has been unable to form his government coalition ….
It seems like Israel is in for a ANOTHER election for Prime Minister….
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted Thursday on bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges in a set of long-running corruption cases, immediately throwing his political future into doubt and heightening the uncertainty and chaos surrounding Israel’s fitful, yearlong struggle to choose its next leader.
Mr. Netanyahu, 70, who in July became the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history, now also has the distinction of being the first to be indicted while in office.
The cases against Mr. Netanyahu involve allegations of giving or offering lucrative official favors to several media tycoons in exchange for either favorable coverage in news outlets or gifts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. He has rejected the charges as false and politically motivated.
Mr. Netanyahu is not legally required to step down. But with Israel’s political system already in uncharted territory, having failed to settle upon a new prime minister despite two elections and three attempts at forming a government since April, the criminal case against him could make it far more difficult for him to retain power….
Note…
The charges where handled down by the Israeli Attorney General…
The Prime Minister could stay in office until all appeals are exhausted….
image…jta.org
He is the “head of government” , not the Head of State. Israel also has a President.
However, I believe a recent President of Israel was convicted of rape.
Ok….
But the PM. runs the show,…
The President is ceremonial i believe
Update in messed up Israeli politics….
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was formally indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust Thursday. This is the latest development in a nearly three-year-long legal drama that could topple Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, who is already struggling to keep his seat amid a polarizing election impasse.
So … what happens next?
Well, no one in Israel is quite sure.
“All of the questions that we are dealing with now are new questions for Israel,” said Suzie Navot, a professor of constitutional law at the Striks School of Law in Israel. “We’ve never been in this situation. It’s unprecedented.”
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As CG (and no doubt others) can tell you, the President of the State of Israel is more than a ceremonial figurehead.
Because of Israel’s fractured political party system — which has only rarely, if ever, given a Knesset majority of 61 to any one single party — the President (among other things) plays a large outside rôle in setting the stage for a majority (or plurality) governing coalition of two or more parties. He or she also appoints the Prime Minister, which can be a formality in many cases, but more than that in others.
ok DSD?
But the Prime Minister has the JUICE!