Position Papers

It reads and analyzes new issues and anticipates their effects and repercussions, whether on the Israeli scene or on the Palestinian cause.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu currently faces investigation, on pain of admonition, in two cases:
1. Case No. 1000, concerning the receipt of presents or gifts from business people, including Jewish businessman Arnon Milchan, in violation of the law.
2. Case No. 2000, concerning the sessions held between Netanyahu and Arnon (Noni) Mozes, owner of Yedioth Ahronoth, and involving suspicions of bribery between both parties.

Both cases bear significant political impacts on the political future of Netanyahu and his current government.
This paper argues that Netanyahu’s political future is at stake in both cases. If he avoids a charging instrument, that would usher a new era of his political life. Accordingly, he would be the sole boss (not just the Prime Minister) of Israel over the upcoming stage. These would confirm his social grassroots, presenting him as politically prosecuted more than any other prime minister or political leader in the history of Israel. As he incessantly stated, that is because of his political positions. As a result, Netanyahu would be more popular among his social, electoral and right wing grassroots. As he promised, he would remain as the leader of the right wing over the upcoming years as well as the Prime Minister for many years to come.