How is Netanyahu going to be PM once his trial begins? - analysis

Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit, upon indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, famously praised him as “a man of many talents” who can perform many roles simultaneously. But will that include shouldering a third coronavirus wave – and some say maybe the worst – this coming winter just as the court starts calling witnesses for his bribery trial in January 2021? The Jerusalem District Court did not just set the date for the heart of the trial to open up; it also declared there would be three hearings every week. While no one really knows how long the trial will run, estimates from senior...