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handle is hein.crs/govyiq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SCongressional Research Service Israel: April 2019 Elections and Probable Indictments Against Prime Minister Netanyahu March 6, 2019 The closely contested Israeli national elections scheduled for April 9, 2019, will have significant implications for the country's leadership and future policies. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called for elections to take place seven months earlier than required by law, partly in hopes of winning a popular mandate to counteract legal allegations threatening his tenure. These allegations led to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit expressing his intent, on February 28, 2019, to indict Netanyahu for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. If Netanyahu maintains political support from voters and coalition partners in the Knesset (Israel's parliament), he can probably stay in office until the legal process ends, which could take months or years (see Table 1 below). Netanyahu has been prime minister for the past decade (and served an earlier three- year term in the 1990s). Congress actively follows issues relating to Israel, given Israel's significance for U.S. policy in the Middle East. The outcome of the elections and government formation process-especially in light of the cases against Netanyahu-will be relevant for Members of Congress. Who leads the government and which parties comprise the coalition could affect Israeli approaches to the Palestinian issue, particularly in light of the Trump Administration's stated intent to unveil a peace plan after Israel's elections. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11068 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress -

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