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Order Benjamin Netanyahu to step aside after indictment, watchdog asks Israel\u2019s top court<\/h2>\n
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\nJERUSALEM: A watchdog group asked Israel\u2019s top court on Sunday to order Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step aside after his indictment on corruption charges, adding to pressure he is facing from within his ruling party.
Netanyahu, a four-term conservative leader, has denied the charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust and said he will stay in office and defend himself.
His indictment on Thursday came amid unprecedented political disarray in Israel, after elections in April and September in which neither Netanyahu nor his main challenger, centrist Benny Gantz, secured a governing majority in parliament.
In its petition to the Supreme Court, the Movement for Quality Government in Israel said the first-ever criminal charges against a sitting Israeli prime minister constituted \u201cthe crossing of a red line and a grave blow to public trust in ruling institutions.\u201d
The court should force Netanyahu to resign or temporarily recuse himself from prime ministerial duties, the movement said. It was not immediately clear when the court might rule on the petition.
Gantz\u2019s mandate to form a government \u2014 after an unsuccessful attempt by Netanyahu to do so \u2014 expired on Wednesday. The next day, Israel\u2019s president declared a three-week period in which lawmakers can nominate one of their own to try to put together a ruling coalition.
Should that fail, a new election \u2014 Israel\u2019s third in a year \u2014 will be triggered.
Netanyahu\u2019s hope of securing that parliamentary nomination was challenged by Gideon Saar, a rival within his Likud party.
Saar said on Saturday Netanyahu would not able to win a third election and called on Likud to hold a leadership ballot.
\u201cThere is only one way in which we can save the country, extricate it from the crisis and ensure the Likud\u2019s continued rule \u2014 and that is if we go to snap primaries today, within these 21 days,\u201d Saar told Israel\u2019s Channel 12 television. Saar has previously said he would consider running for the top Likud slot.
While voicing appreciation for Netanyahu\u2019s record-long term and noting he was innocent until proven otherwise, Saar criticized the premier\u2019s attempts to cast his criminal prosecution as a \u201ccoup attempt\u201d involving police, prosecutors and the media.
\u201cNot only is it wrong to say that, it\u2019s also irresponsible to say that. It\u2019s completely out of touch,\u201d Saar said.
The Likud party spokesman dismissed the challenge.
\u201cIt is sad to see that while Prime Minister Netanyahu keeps Israel safe on all fronts and works to preserve Likud rule, Gideon Saar, as is his wont, is displaying zero loyalty and maximum subversion,\u201d the spokesman said.
Opening the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu made no mention of the political crisis or his legal woes, speaking about Israeli security issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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