Analysis |
Netanyahu exuded arrogance and condescension as if he were saying: What’s an statesman like me doing in this dank courtroom? The PM’s attorney would have been wise to advise him that court isn’t a TV studio and judges aren’t members of the Likud Central Committee
At the start of his testimony, Netanyahu did what every judge hates most and prosecutors love. Didn’t his lawyers advise him not to get carried away with presenting himself as an ascetic? And who came to the courtroom to flatter him and received a cold shoulder instead?