Will Naziyahu’s protégés prosecute him?
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Will Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s protégés prosecute him?
By Uri Avnery
Pity the almond tree, especially when it is in full bloom.
The bloom of the almond is, in German, Mandelblüt. That is also the name the Israel’s chief legal officer, called “the legal advisor of the Government”.
The legal advisor is appointed by the government, but is supposed to be completely independent. He is in practice the Attorney-General, the person who has the final say about indicting people, especially the prime minister. That is now his unhappy lot.
Now Mandelblit (as we pronounce his name in Hebrew) is in an impossible position. The prime minister has been officially accused by the police on two counts of bribery. Now Mandelblit must decide whether to put him on trial.
Bite the hand that fe...