<span style="color: #313131;">A Jerusalem district court on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to delay the start of his corruption trial. Overruling the request the presiding judge said that the first session on March 17 will be a reading only and the defendant's response  not needed. The judge said, there was no justification for a delay.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #313131;">    </span><br />'' <span style="color: #313131;">Netanyahu has been charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in connection to a series of scandals that include accepting expensive gifts from wealthy friends and offering to exchange favours with powerful media moguls. The long-ruling Israeli leader denied any wrong-doing and said he is the victim of a media-orchestrated witchhunt.</span><br />