New coalition chairman MK David Amsalem (Likud) on Saturday night clarified remarks he made earlier in the day at the Israel Bar Association conference in Eilat, and which were perceived as though he suggested that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu should resign if he is indicted in the case in which he is suspected of receiving gifts from wealthy supporters.
"I am sorry to disappoint the left and the media," Amsalem tweeted. "This is my position: The police's recommendations have no weight from a legal and public standpoint. As far as I’m concerned, bribery is the receipt of forbidden envelopes and money, not cigars from a personal friend. An indictment for bribery in this case is not relevant at all to Netanyahu. Shavua Tov.”
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