JERUSALEM POST
Netanyahu asks Knesset for immunity from prosecution
by Gil Hoffman
January 1, 2020

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday night that he had written a letter to Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, asking him for immunity from prosecution in his three criminal cases. In a speech at Jerusalem’s Orient Hotel, Netanyahu said requesting immunity is not evading justice because it only lasts the term of the Knesset that granted it. He said he was the victim of a court martial and laughed that he has been accused of receiving positive news coverage. READ MORE