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Top Likud minister defends Netanyahu against ‘media offensive’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePublic Security Minister Gilad Erdan joins other coalition lawmakers defending Netanyahu amid increased pressure from the corruption investigations against him.
In a statement, Erdan says Netanyahu should be supported in light of the “media offensive against him.”
He says the prime minister is innocent until proven guilty, and claiming otherwise “has no place in a democratic state.”
“We must trust the attorney general and the law enforcement to do their jobs,” he says.
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