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Morality cannot be divided: how Netanyahu’s corruption has exposed Israel’s ‘democracy’
During his time as the longest-serving PM, he turned corruption into common practice — his impending slap-on-the-wrist sentence will cement it into the heart of the nation's political decline, writes RAMZY BAROUD

FORMER Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his prosecutors are reportedly finalising the details of a plea deal that would practically water down, shelve or drop altogether all three major corruption cases that led to his high-profile trial in May 2020.
If such news actualises, Israel would officially sink to a new low in terms of political nepotism and corruption.
News of the possible deal has, once more, placed the controversial Israeli politician back at the centre stage of media coverage.
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