Defiant Netanyahu rejects graft indictment, vows to stay

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Last Updated : Nov 22 2019 | 1:20 AM IST

A defiant Benjamin Netanyahu rejected all allegations of graft Thursday, vowing to stay on as leader in Israel despite being indicted on a series of corruption charges.

Netanyahu denounced what he called the "false" and "politically motivated" allegations, hours after being charged by the attorney general with bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

"What is going on here is an attempt to stage a coup against the prime minister," Netanyahu said.

"The object of the investigations was to oust the right wing from government."

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First Published: Nov 22 2019 | 1:20 AM IST

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