TEL AVIV – Israel's future and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fate wound through court and political circles on Tuesday, as the country's president weighed whether corruption charges against the premier should influence his choice of who should lead the government.
The extraordinary decision before President Reuven Rivlin comes as Netanyahu's trial reopened on a day that might shed light on who, if anyone, can lead the splintered government after its fourth election in two years.
The March 23 vote revolved around whether Israel's longest-serving prime minister remains fit to continue serving in the post.
It produced no governing majority in the 120-seat Knesset, leaving it to Rivlin to pick a party leader most likely to form a