'If Trump's Post Happened at Netanyahu's Request, Then This Is Criminal Behavior on the Prime Minister's Behalf,' Said the Head of the Israeli Bar Association
Amit Becher, head of the Israeli Bar Association, told Haaretz on Thursday that if U.S. President Donald Trump's post calling on Israel to cancel the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was coordinated, then that would constitute a "forbidden intervention" in the prime minister's trial.
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