Donald Trump Browbeats Israeli Courts To Stop Bibi Netanyahu Witch Hunt

Trump has succeeded in stopping the WITCH HUNT of Netanyahu for now.

Axios:

President Trump is pressuring Israel to halt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial, dangling an implicit threat to suspend military assistance if the “witch hunt” continues.

Why it matters: U.S. presidents have long treated aid to Israel as a sacrosanct, bipartisan commitment. Trump’s unprecedented intervention appeared to tie the security of 10 million Israelis to the criminal prosecution of one man.

Trump’s Truth Social post — in which he claimed the “political witch hunt” would interfere with negotiations with Iran and Hamas — was his second in three days about Netanyahu’s trial.

It followed a decision by Israeli judges to reject Netanyahu’s request to delay the hearing by two weeks, defying his argument that foreign policy and national security demands warranted a postponement. …”

Reuters:

“JERUSALEM, June 29 (Reuters) – The Jerusalem District Court cancelled this week’s hearings in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial, accepting a request the Israeli leader made citing classified diplomatic and security grounds.

It was unclear whether a social media post by U.S. President Donald Trump influenced the court’s decision. Trump suggested the trial could interfere with Netanyahu’s ability to join negotiations with the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Iran. …”

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