Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly accused the Israeli prosecution of setting a trap for him, saying "they set a trap for me — and I fell into it." The statement, quoted from a full article by The Zioneer, signals a sharp escalation in the premier's public attacks on law enforcement amid his ongoing corruption trial.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated his public confrontation with Israel's legal system Monday, accusing the state prosecution of deliberately setting a trap for him. According to a report by The Zioneer, Netanyahu said: "They set a trap for me — and I fell into it." The remark was directed at the prosecution handling his ongoing corruption trial, though further details on the specific context or trigger for the accusation were not immediately available. This is the latest in a series of increasingly personal attacks by Netanyahu on the judiciary and law enforcement agencies, which he has long claimed are orchestrating a political witch-hunt against him. His trial on charges of fraud, breach of trust, and bribery resumed in recent weeks with key witnesses testifying.
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