Israel's Attorney General Recommends Indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Bribery and Corruption

For now, Likud officials and his current coalition partners are also supporting him.But polls have indicated that the upcoming vote, in which Netanyahu is seeking a fourth consecutive term, could be swayed by a small number of voters who abandon him in favor of a new centrist party headed by a popular former military chief, Benny Gantz.Those voters could well be turned off by Netanyahu’s lengthy rule and never-ending scandals.Gantz, whose campaign has focused heavily on Netanyahu’s character, late Thursday called on Netanyahu to resign immediately to deal with his legal problems.He said Israel could not afford to have a “part-time prime minister.”“Let’s imagine our reality when the prime minister needs to divide his time between court and dealing with the critical issues facing the state of Israel,” he said.Even before Thursday’s announcement, Netanyahu’s campaign had shown signs of trouble.The alliance formed by Gantz and Yair Lapid, another centrist leader, has been welcomed by voters.