Overview
- Releasing a three-minute video late Thursday, Netanyahu attacked prosecutors, denied wrongdoing, and framed the case as an effort to remove him from office.
- He branded Case 1000 the “Bugs Bunny trial,” displaying a Bugs Bunny toy and downplaying gifts such as cigars as presents from a friend.
- He argued the alleged media-for-favors scheme never benefited him, saying coverage from a “second-rate” outlet was negative rather than favorable.
- He asserted that judges previously questioned the bribery count and that prosecutors refused to drop it, presenting this as proof of political motivation.
- He said the proceedings have run four years, require him in court three times a week, hinder governing, and prompted his pardon request, which US President Donald Trump urged Herzog to grant in a letter.