Majority of Israelis think Netanyahu should resign if indicted — poll

A clear majority of Israelis believe that if an indictment is served against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in either of the two police investigations currently opened against him, he should resign immediately even though, according to the letter of the law, he need not do so until he is convicted and his appeal is rejected.

According to the Israel Democracy Institute’s monthly Peace Index, 53 percent of Jewish Israelis say he should resign, with that number rising to 71.5% among the Arab Israeli population.

Netanyahu is being investigated in “Case 1000,” probing allegations he received hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of cigars, champagne and other gifts, and “Case 2000,” which explores claims the prime minister promised to advance legislation to hobble the Israel Hayom daily if competing paper Yedioth Ahronoth made its coverage of him less negative.