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Netanyahu claims investigation of his chief of staff part of ‘witch hunt’ against him
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks with then-cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman during the weekly government meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 17, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu releases a video claiming that the investigation into his chief of staff over the suspected leak of classified documents is part of a “witch hunt” against him, amid his ongoing criminal trial on corruption charges.
“They can’t succeed in defeating me in elections, so they put me on trial,” the premier states.
He also again asserts the case against him is “collapsing” and that prosecutors are therefore trying to “extort” his aides.
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