Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked says aiming to more than halve visa rejection rate by 2023 to secure a spot on the Visa Waiver Program as large portion of applications are rejected due to technicalities

Former PM's lawyers impossible to negotiate a deal in 12 days current AG has until end of his tenure; Mandelblit insists on moral turpitude clause that would see Netanyahu barred from politics for 7 years; Justice Ministry also skeptical of plea deal