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Israeli judge orders Netanyahu to appear in court

The Israeli prime minister's request for postponement has been rejected and his corruption trial is set to begin next week.
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After a Jerusalem district court judge rejected Benjamin Netanyahu's request to postpone his corruption trial, the embattled Israeli prime minister is scheduled to appear in court next week as a defendant.

On Tuesday, Judge Rivkah Friedman-Feldman dismissed Netanyahu’s request for a 45-day delay in the court proceedings. The prime minister’s legal team had requested the postponement on the grounds that it needed more time to review the evidence requested from the state prosecutor.

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