Benjamin Netanyahu
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Not me, because they viewed me as representing basically the conservative voices in Israel that are majority. So the idea that I'm an omnipotent, authoritarian dictator is ridiculous. I would say I'm not merely a champion of of democracy and democratization, I believe ultimately the decision is with the voters.
Not me, because they viewed me as representing basically the conservative voices in Israel that are majority. So the idea that I'm an omnipotent, authoritarian dictator is ridiculous. I would say I'm not merely a champion of of democracy and democratization, I believe ultimately the decision is with the voters.
Not me, because they viewed me as representing basically the conservative voices in Israel that are majority. So the idea that I'm an omnipotent, authoritarian dictator is ridiculous. I would say I'm not merely a champion of of democracy and democratization, I believe ultimately the decision is with the voters.
And the voters, even though they've had, they have constant, constant press attacks, they have chosen to put me back in. So I don't believe in this thing of amassing the corrupting power. If you don't have elections, if you don't have, if you control the means of influencing the voters, I understand what you're saying. But in my case, it's the exact opposite.
And the voters, even though they've had, they have constant, constant press attacks, they have chosen to put me back in. So I don't believe in this thing of amassing the corrupting power. If you don't have elections, if you don't have, if you control the means of influencing the voters, I understand what you're saying. But in my case, it's the exact opposite.
And the voters, even though they've had, they have constant, constant press attacks, they have chosen to put me back in. So I don't believe in this thing of amassing the corrupting power. If you don't have elections, if you don't have, if you control the means of influencing the voters, I understand what you're saying. But in my case, it's the exact opposite.
I have to constantly go in elections, constantly with a disadvantage that the major media outlets are very violently sometimes against me. But it's fine. And I keep on winning. So I don't know what you're talking about. I would say the concentration of power lies elsewhere, not here.
I have to constantly go in elections, constantly with a disadvantage that the major media outlets are very violently sometimes against me. But it's fine. And I keep on winning. So I don't know what you're talking about. I would say the concentration of power lies elsewhere, not here.
I have to constantly go in elections, constantly with a disadvantage that the major media outlets are very violently sometimes against me. But it's fine. And I keep on winning. So I don't know what you're talking about. I would say the concentration of power lies elsewhere, not here.
Well, you should ask a different question. What's happened to these cases? These cases have basically are collapsing. And before our eyes, there was recently an event in which the judges, the three judges in my case, called in the prosecution and said, you know, your flagship case Bribery charges, so-called bribery charges, it's gone. It doesn't exist.
Well, you should ask a different question. What's happened to these cases? These cases have basically are collapsing. And before our eyes, there was recently an event in which the judges, the three judges in my case, called in the prosecution and said, you know, your flagship case Bribery charges, so-called bribery charges, it's gone. It doesn't exist.
Well, you should ask a different question. What's happened to these cases? These cases have basically are collapsing. And before our eyes, there was recently an event in which the judges, the three judges in my case, called in the prosecution and said, you know, your flagship case Bribery charges, so-called bribery charges, it's gone. It doesn't exist.
Before a single defense witness was called, and it sort of tells you that this thing is evaporating. It's quite astounding. Even that, I have to say, was covered even by the mainstream press in Israel because it's such an earthquake. You know, a lot of these charges are not a lot. These charges will prove to be nothing. I always said, listen, I stand before the legal process.
Before a single defense witness was called, and it sort of tells you that this thing is evaporating. It's quite astounding. Even that, I have to say, was covered even by the mainstream press in Israel because it's such an earthquake. You know, a lot of these charges are not a lot. These charges will prove to be nothing. I always said, listen, I stand before the legal process.
Before a single defense witness was called, and it sort of tells you that this thing is evaporating. It's quite astounding. Even that, I have to say, was covered even by the mainstream press in Israel because it's such an earthquake. You know, a lot of these charges are not a lot. These charges will prove to be nothing. I always said, listen, I stand before the legal process.
I don't claim that I'm exempt from it in any way. On the contrary, I think the truth will come out and it's coming out. And we see that not only that, but with other things. So I think it's kind of instructive that no politician has been more vilified. None has been put to such, what is it, about a quarter of a billion shekels were used to scrutinize politics.
I don't claim that I'm exempt from it in any way. On the contrary, I think the truth will come out and it's coming out. And we see that not only that, but with other things. So I think it's kind of instructive that no politician has been more vilified. None has been put to such, what is it, about a quarter of a billion shekels were used to scrutinize politics.
I don't claim that I'm exempt from it in any way. On the contrary, I think the truth will come out and it's coming out. And we see that not only that, but with other things. So I think it's kind of instructive that no politician has been more vilified. None has been put to such, what is it, about a quarter of a billion shekels were used to scrutinize politics.
Me scouring my bank account, sending people to the Philippines and to Mexico and to Europe and to America and looking at everybody using spyware, the most advanced spyware on the planet against my associates, blackmailing witnesses, telling them, you know, think about your family, think about your wife, you know, you better tell us what you want. All that is coming out in the trial.
Me scouring my bank account, sending people to the Philippines and to Mexico and to Europe and to America and looking at everybody using spyware, the most advanced spyware on the planet against my associates, blackmailing witnesses, telling them, you know, think about your family, think about your wife, you know, you better tell us what you want. All that is coming out in the trial.