Israeli court rejects Netanyahu’s request to reduce his corruption trial days

The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday rejected a request by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense team to reduce the number of days he is required to testify in his ongoing corruption trial, according to local media, Anadolu Agency reports. The daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman, who heads a panel presiding over Netanyahu’s trial, rejected his request to testify on three days weekly instead of four. “The hearings will proceed as planned,” the Israeli judge said. On Oct. 13, US President Donald Trump called during a speech at the Knesset on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to grant Netanyahu a pardon from the corruption charges. Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation is set to discuss on Sunday a draft bill […]