You may have forgotten, but in recent years until Netanyahu’s ouster, his chorus of opponents sang a single “Corrupt holds the prime minister’s chair as a refugee from prison, his sole purpose is to crush the rule of law permanently and rule as a tyrant forever” This claim is precisely being tested these days.
Netanyahu is now being offered a plea deal that immediately rescues him from prison, and at the same time neutralizes him from returning to the throne, by imposing a disgrace on him for 7 years.
If there is truth in the allegations made against him, then Netanyahu is supposed to sign any plea deal, even if there is disgrace in it, provided he is released from prison. In fact, if Netanyahu submits his political head on a tray of money to the prosecution, and accepts a de facto de facto removal from political activity, it will be a real disgrace for him that proves his opponents’ claim that his clinging to his chair stems from his fear of prison.
On the other hand, if Netanyahu refuses any deal that disgraces him, his bitter opponents will also be forced to admit that he is a true Israeli patriot who is confident in his innocence and endangers his freedom, in order to return to the leadership of the state.
The test of the State Attorney’s Office
Netanyahu and his supporters have argued all along that in the charges against him “there is nothing, because there was nothing,” and that the investigations are political and intended to remove a “right-wing” prime minister. For those who closely follow Netanyahu’s trial, there is no need to renew that although the evidence against Netanyahu did not collapse with a loud noise, it has so far amounted to a weak response. There is a lot of talk about the mountain that gave birth to a mouse.
If the prosecution removes the charges of bribery, but insists on the issue of defamation, then it will be seen that Netanyahu was right in his claim that his investigations and accusations stink of politics and their sole purpose was to remove him from Balfour permanently.
On the other hand, if the prosecution waives the issue of defamation, it will indeed be severely and justifiably attacked on all sides, but this will strengthen its claim that its hands are free from sewing cases. This will not be conclusive proof, but it will be a significant reinforcement.
Terrorism: How can the West win
Netanyahu gave this title to his first book, part of a series of books in which he published his doctrine for the war on terror, in one of his books he writes the following:
There is no doubt that Netanyahu is undergoing a personal terrorist campaign by parts of Israel’s old elites in general, and the media in particular, apart from a few “righteous people in Sodom” such as Haim Ramon and Gideon Levy.
Netanyahu is not a martyr, far from it, but a special hypocrisy is needed in order not to notice the crusade that is going on to this day. So much so that the Strip was allowed that even “their rabbi was stabbed,” even the senior and veteran jurist in Israel, retired judge Aharon Barak, who sided with the deal, were quick to condemn and disgrace.
If Netanyahu succumbs to the stigma, it will be an indelible stain on his legacy, as someone who began his political career as an “international expert on terrorism” but eventually succumbed to it.
Bottom line
It is not inconceivable that the reason for the warming of contacts for a plea deal these days stems from the fact that Netanyahu knows that the prolongation of the legal process may lead to the same result that can be achieved right now, only with a considerable addition of surplus capital for his lawyers. And the prosecution also understands that a knockout victory is not expected to be achieved.
A plea deal that includes disgrace and the denial of the possibility of returning to power would be a shame for Netanyahu.
In the same way, the overthrow of the plea bargain by the State Attorney’s Office because of its refusal to give up the disgrace, would be a shame for the State Attorney’s Office.
Of course, there is also the option that this is a spin and Netanyahu is flooding the plea deal only to further undermine the already shaky coalition.
In any case, from the point of view of the ordinary citizen, it seems that the millionaire Netanyahu does not need a fundraising campaign from ordinary and hard-working citizens, but signing a plea deal without disgrace, this is the right move for both Netanyahu and the State Attorney’s Office. Fact, the left opposes.