Netanyahu in court: ‘I have waited 8 years for this moment to say the truth’

Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next to his defense attorney, Amit Hadad (left), in the Tel Aviv District Court, December 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next to his defense attorney, Amit Hadad (left), in the Tel Aviv District Court, December 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Finally taking the stand in the corruption trial against him, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says “I have waited 8 years for this moment, to say the truth as I remember it, which is important for justice. There is no justice without truth.”

Speaking in the Tel Aviv District Court — where the trial was moved from the Jerusalem District Court for security reasons — Netanyahu says, “This is the opportunity to dispel the allegations against me. There is a great absurdity in the charges and great injustice.”

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