国际英语资讯:Israeli PM seeks immunity in graft cases
<p><span word="JERUSALEM">JERUSALEM</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1-- <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="broadcasted">broadcasted</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="channels">channels</span>, <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="submit">submit</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="Yuli">Yuli</span> <span word="Edelstein">Edelstein</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sake">sake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="enabling">enabling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2.</p><p><span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indicted">indicted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span>, <span word="fraud">fraud</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>.</p><p><span word="Benny">Benny</span> <span word="Gantz">Gantz</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> "<span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="endangering">endangering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shield">shield</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>.</p><p><span word="Avigdor">Avigdor</span> <span word="Lieberman">Lieberman</span>, <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="denounced">denounced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hostage">hostage</span>."</p><p><span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="paralyzed">paralyzed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="yield">yield</span> <span word="conclusive">conclusive</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p>
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