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High Court orders Netanyahu, A-G to respond to petition calling for impeachment

Israel's High Court of Justice ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara to explain why they believe Netanyahu should not be sent to prison in light of the ongoing trial against him.

On Friday morning, High Court Judge Daphne Barak-Erez ordered the state to respond to the petition from the Movement for Quality Government in Israel by next month.