Indicted Netanyahu Channels Trump In Defiance

Israel’s long running political soap opera took another turn Thursday, as caretaker prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on a potpourri of corruption charges, including bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.

According to an indictment prepared by Israel’s attorney general, as prime minister, Netanyahu received hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from supporters, most prominently the Hollywood producer Arnon Milchen. It is also alleged that Netanyahu offered to trade favors with a newspaper publisher, and used his influence to arrange benefits totaling one quarter of a billion dollars to...