🇮🇱 Can Netanyahu avoid indictment? l Inside Story

He’s the first sitting Israeli Prime Minister to be put on official notice of planned prosecution on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. But Benjamin Netanyahu says he’s innocent and will stay in his post. Israel’s attorney general says he plans to indict Netanyahu on corruption charges. If convicted he could face up to 10 years in prison. Netanyahu dismisses the allegations as a political “witch-hunt” designed to oust him from power. A hearing to decide if the prosecution goes ahead won’t take place until after Israel’s general election in April. So what’s likely to happen if, by then, Netanyahu has won a fifth term as prime minister? And what does it mean for his political career? Presenter: Laura Kyle Guests Akiva Eldar, Israeli Columnist for Al-Monitor Yossi Mekel-berg, Professor in International Relations at Regent’s University in London Mitchell Barak, speechwriter for former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and former Israel