Israelis gather outside court as PM Netanyahu testifies in corruption trial

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Pro and anti-Netanyahu protesters rally outside a court in Tel Aviv as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testifies in his corruption case for the first time. Netanyahu, who has repeatedly sought to delay his court appearance, dismissed the accusations as he spoke in court. He is the first sitting prime minister of Israel to face a criminal trial and faces charges of bribery, fraud and breach of public trust in three separate cases. The trial is scheduled to last for several months, with an appeals process that could further prolong matters.

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00:00You are the head of the people, you are the head of the people, you are the head, you are.

00:10May God bless you.

00:12Happy New Year.

00:14Happy New Year.

00:16Happy New Year.

00:18May God bless you.

00:20May God bless you.

00:22And what if it was your father?

00:26I think Netanyahu is supposed to be a judge and a fair trial.

00:36And if at the end of the trial it turns out that Netanyahu is supposed to go to jail,

00:42he must also go to jail.

00:44I don't think we need to make some kind of amendment or give him some kind of pardon

00:50because he was tried by the same prime minister.

00:56I don't think we need to make some kind of amendment or give him some kind of pardon

01:00because he was tried by the same prime minister.

01:02A wise, prominent man and as long as he wants to run for prime minister,

01:06we will vote for him time after time to the detriment of all the corrupt.

01:12Binyamin Netanyahu will never be alone.

01:26I don't know if he's guilty, but he's certainly guilty of what is happening in Gaza.

01:38For this, he's definitely guilty.

01:40And this is what is going on in Gaza is war crimes.

01:44He will not be clean from that.

01:56He will not be clean from that.

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