Israel begins Netanyahu’s pre-indictment corruption hearing

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-awaited pre-indictment hearing has begun.
Netanyahu’s lawyers arrived Wednesday at the Justice Ministry in Jerusalem to argue that pending corruption charges against him should be dropped.
Israel’s attorney general has recommended charging Netanyahu with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases. Netanyahu has denied wrongdoing, calling them part of a media-orchestrated witch hunt. He&rsquo