When Donald Trump demanded an end to Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial at the weekend, many dismissed it as an unwelcome interference in Israel’s judicial system. Yet the US president’s words have added momentum to an effort from across the political spectrum that aims to wrap up the prime minister’s case,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at prosecutors in Israel over the corruption trial that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced, saying Washington, having given billions of dollars worth of aid to Israel,