The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 2, 2019 Pretrial Hearings Begin in Netanyahu Corruption Case ---------------------------------------------------- In Israel, pretrial hearings have begun in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial. He is accused of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The hearings are taking place as Netanyahu is attempting to form a unity government following's last month's deadlocked election. Netanyahu could face possible arrest if he does not remain prime minister. .