Netanyahu advisers said to warn elections won’t give him time to secure immunity

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Netanyahu advisers said to warn elections won’t give him time to secure immunity
Times of Israel, May 28, 2019

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s associates have reportedly told the premier that snap elections would likely deny him the time needed to pass legislation shielding him from prosecution in three corruption cases.

That was just one of the issues said Tuesday evening to be concerning the prime minister amid a deadlock in coalition negotiations, some 24 hours before the Wednesday night deadline.

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“Under absolutely no circumstances can we go to elections,” Channel 13 news on Tuesday quoted an unnamed Netanyahu confidant as telling the premier in recent days. “If you go to elections there will be a situation where you must go to the hearing.

“After the elections, even if you win, you will be in a race to legislate the immunity law and the override clause, and there is a high chance you won’t manage to do that before a decision by the attorney general to file charges against you,” the official added.

Following that advice, Netanyahu is doing all he can to avoid fresh elections, the report said.

Originally scheduled for July 10, the hearing has been postponed by Mandelblit to October 2-3. Netanyahu is expected to request another delay if elections are called, but senior legal sources quoted by Channel 13 have said the current date is final and will not be changed again.


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