▁of ▁Israel ▁column ist ▁Ra oul ▁W oot l iff , ▁the ▁election ▁had ▁in ▁effect ▁become ▁a ▁race ▁to ▁gain ▁enough ▁seats ▁so ▁that ▁Net any ahu ▁can ▁successfully ▁request ▁imm unity ▁from ▁over ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁M K s . ▁ ▁K ness et ▁legal ▁ad visor ▁E yal ▁Y in on ▁ruled ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁imped iment ▁to ▁forming ▁a ▁K ness et ▁committee ▁that ▁could ▁prevent ▁Net any ahu ▁from ▁receiving ▁imm unity . ▁If ▁his ▁imm unity ▁bid ▁was ▁not ▁accepted , ▁his ▁trial ▁could ▁begin . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁vote ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁establish ing ▁a ▁House ▁Committee ▁that ▁would ▁debate ▁imm unity ▁for ▁Net any ahu ; ▁it ▁was ▁approved ▁ 1 6 ▁votes ▁in ▁favour ▁to ▁five ▁against . ▁The ▁committee ▁included ▁ 3 0 ▁members , ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁from ▁parties ▁opposed ▁to ▁Net any ahu . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Net any ahu ▁with d rew ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁imm unity ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 ; ▁the ▁charges ▁against ▁him ▁were ▁thus ▁officially ▁confirmed ▁and ▁file d ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁District ▁Court ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁Justice ▁Ministry ▁announced ▁that ▁Net any ahu ' s ▁trial ▁would ▁start ▁in ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁District ▁Court ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁March ▁