President Reuven Rivlin appears to hint that he believes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should resign from his post if an indictment is filed against him.
“I’ll only express my own opinion in 3.5 years,” when his term as president concludes, Rivlin tells Hashadot TV news in an interview at the Jerusalem Conference on Monday.
But, he added, “in the past senior politicians have expressed their opinion about an indictment, and my opinion was influenced by theirs.”
Rivlin’s comment is understood to be a reference to Netanyahu’s own demand in May 2008 that then-prime minister Ehud Olmert resign over an investigation into multiple allegations of serious corruption on his part.
Netanyahu, then the leader of the opposition, argued that a prime minister who is “neck-deep in investigations” cannot be trusted to give his full attention to running state affairs.
In two separate investigations, Netanyahu is suspected of receiving expensive gifts from billionaire benefactors that may have amounted to bribes, and of seeking to hobble a newspaper in exchange for favorable coverage from its rival.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 12, 2018
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
