Netanyahu Vows to Stay in Office Despite Corruption Trial, Calls It ‘Boring’ Politics

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Tuesday that he remains committed to leading Israel despite ongoing legal challenges and political opposition, describing his role as a mission rooted in historical responsibility rather than personal power. Speaking during a recent visit to Florida where he met with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Netanyahu emphasized the inherited duty he feels to safeguard the Jewish state.

Netanyahu rejected claims that his leadership should be questioned due to the long-running corruption case against him, arguing that opponents are using legal proceedings to remove him after repeated electoral victories. “Because it’s a mission to which I inherited from my father, my brother who died while leading a hostage rescue mission, which rescued 103 hostages from horrible terrorists, Palestinian terrorists, and Germans who were helping them,” Netanyahu said.

He described the corruption trial as trivial, citing examples such as his son receiving a Bugs Bunny doll decades ago. “One of the first things that they say is, ‘Prime Minister, 29 years ago, your son, 5 years old at the time, received a Bugs Bunny doll from a friend,’” Netanyahu added.

Netanyahu also noted that the trial forces him to spend hours in court while Israel faces multiple fronts of conflict. “I have to spend two to three times a week during a war, you know, eight hours a day,” he said.

The prime minister argued that despite domestic pressures, Israel’s economy and global standing have grown stronger under his leadership, stating: “Politics for power is boring by itself. What does it mean? You do it for a cause.”