国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Israeli PM strives to use new govt as protection in court trial
<p><span word="JERUSALEM">JERUSALEM</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 24-- <span word="With">With</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <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="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="down">down</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>.</p><p><span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="escorted">escorted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="judges">judges</span>.</p><p><span word="Facing">Facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>", <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="striving">striving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="endeavored">endeavored</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depict">depict</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="witch">witch</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span>" <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>, <span word="bribery">bribery</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="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="Benny">Benny</span> <span word="Gantz">Gantz</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Gantz">Gantz</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021.</p><p><span word="Benny">Benny</span> <span word="Gantz">Gantz</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternate">alternate</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>, <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rotation">rotation</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="enabled">enabled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uniting">uniting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="Yossi">Yossi</span> <span word="Shain">Shain</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tel">Tel</span> <span word="Aviv">Aviv</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gantz">Gantz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="condemning">condemning</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>," <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Shain">Shain</span>.</p>
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