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Netanyahu Denies Wrongdoing, Says He Will Continue to Lead Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement in Jerusalem on Feb. 13, 2018. / Reuters
February 13, 2018

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Tuesday to continue to lead Israel after police recommended that the attorney-general indict him on bribery charges in two criminal investigations.

Denying any wrongdoing, Netanyahu said in a televised address: "I will continue to lead Israel responsibly and faithfully."

Reporting by Jeffrey Heller