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December 18, 2019

Israeli Voters, Not Judges, Must Determine Who Will Lead the Country Next

Netanyahu’s opponents are wrong to put their hopes in the legal system.

As Israel heads to its third election in a year’s time, its incumbent prime minister finds himself about to be indicted on three separate charges—an unprecedented situation in every way. Many of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s opponents are hoping that these legal troubles will lead directly to his removal from office, perhaps by the Supreme Court’s ruling that he must step down while under indictment. Although he would be happy to see Netanyahu replaced, Yedidia Stern argues that such an outcome would be a greater affront to the democratic process than any of the prime minister’s alleged wrongdoings:

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December 18, 2019

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