Israeli prime minister appears in court as his corruption trial resumes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the stand in a Tel Aviv court on Monday as his long-running trial for alleged corruption resumed.

He is answering to charges of fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes in three separate cases, becoming the first sitting leader to take the stand as a criminal defendant in Israel’s history.

Netanyahu is accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of cigars and…