The High Court of Justice said on Sunday it will debate whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could form a government despite the incumbent being indicted in three different graft cases.
The discussion was announced after the court had received and approved a petition signed by 67 different petitioners on whether a Knesset member battling criminal charges can be tasked with forming a government.
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who said he doesn't deal with theoretical questions and despite his recurrent attempts to roll this hot potato back to the court's doorstep, has been ordained by the court to devise a legal opinion on the matter 48 hours until the court assembles to debate the issue. The plenary is still pending as no date is yet to be decided.