Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive the corruption investigations swirling around him?

Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive the corruption investigations swirling around him?

Benjamin Netanyahu has been Israel’s prime minister for 11 years and is on course to become the Jewish state’s longest-serving leader.

The 67-year-old is a former special forces commando and he appeals to many Israelis as a strong man who can keep Israel safe in a turbulent Middle East.

He is the head of the conservative Likud party he leads a coalition government made of up several parties from the Right.

But Mr Netanyahu’s political career is now under threat from a series of corruption investigations  that have rocked his premiership.

He is fighting back, saying the investigations are a politically motivated witch hunt being carried out by the Israeli media and his opponents on the Left.
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