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This is an excerpt from this afternoon's WSJ:

By Felicia Schwartz
Updated Nov. 21, 2019 1:05 pm ET

TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on bribery charges Thursday, imperiling the country’s longest-serving leader as he looks set to fight for his personal and political future in a third election contest.

Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said Mr. Netanyahu will be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection to three corruption probes known as Cases 1000, 2000 and 4000. Mr. Netanyahu allegedly traded official favors for flattering news coverage as well as gifts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, including pink champagne, cigars and jewelry.

The bribery charge, a key element of Case 4000, is the most serious and, if convicted, Mr. Netanyahu could face up to 10 years in prison. The lesser charges could result in three to five years in jail.

“The interests of the public dictates that they live in a state in which no man is above the law,” Mr. Mandelblit said in a rare televised speech. “It was not my choice. It was my duty.”