FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to deliver a statement to the media in his residency in Jerusalem February 28, 2019. REUTERS/ Ronen Zvulun
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Protesters waved black flags outside Benjamin Netanyahu's residence on Friday, sensing vulnerability in the Israeli prime minister weeks before an election where he will face looming corruption charges as well as a surging new rival.
Netanyahu's aim of a fifth term on April 9 that would make him Israel's longest-serving premier were dealt a blow by the announcement on Thursday of his planned indictment on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
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