Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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And thanks to a year's long effort, experts have ensured that Leonardo's vines and his vineyard are now getting their own renaissance.

First up, though.

Yesterday, after four years of investigation, deliberations, and hearings,

Israel's Attorney General indicted Prime Minister Binjima Netanyahu for fraud, breach of trust and bribery.

The Attorney General, Avachai Mendelblit, said he brought charges with a heavy heart.

A day in which the Attorney General decides to serve an indictment against a seated Prime Minister

for serious crimes of corrupt governance is a heavy and sad day, for the Israeli public and for me personally.

Mr. Netanyahu gave a defiant press conference.

I won't let the lie win. I will continue to lead the country according to the law, exactly as written.

I will continue to lead the country with responsibility, with dedication, and with care for the

security and the future of all of us.

Mr. Netanyahu is a master politician, but even he is weakened by these charges, which come

as he's failed to form a government after

two rounds of elections.

Nen Yahoo is the first sitting prime minister to face a bribery charge.

Roger McShane is our Middle East editor.

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