And it can’t come soon enough for me.
The LA Times reports today he could soon be charged with multiple counts of fraud, bribery and breech of trust.
Then bombshell news broke: the prime minister’s Los Angeles-born former chief of staff Ari Harow, a onetime close confidant of the prime minister, had turned state’s witness to avoid jail time on charges stemming from his business dealings.
This week came reports that the attorney general would soon announce a separate indictment against the first lady, Sara Netanyahu, over alleged misuse of government funds. And the Supreme Court ruled that the prime minister would have to disclose logs of phone calls with senior executives of the pro-government newspaper Israel Hayom, founded and financed by U.S. billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson.
Across the political spectrum, newspaper headlines not only sounded a common theme, but employed nearly identical wording. “How long might it take Netanyahu to go?” the conservative Jerusalem Post asked Tuesday. “How long can Netanyahu continue to serve?” echoed the left-leaning Haaretz.
It’s only a matter of time now for him to exit office. New elections should be called immediately and given the advance of the non Likud bloc last election I am expecting again more positive movement towards the Labor bloc this time around.
But the best thing will be Bibi being out of government.