Netanyahu's split-screen moment: Trial begins as coalition talks continue
At one venue Netanyahu will appear as a defendant, at the other, his party will recommend that he be given the mandate to form the next government.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his trial, President Reuven Rivlin at the Knesset recommendation ceremony(photo credit: OREN BEN HAKON/POOL AND YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)ByHERB KEINON