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0 shares Supporters of the Socialist Party wave flags during a rally of their party in Tirana, Albania, April 22, 2021. (AP) For nearly a year, one of the most outspoken defenders of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has maintained near-total radio silence. On May 24, 2020, Jonatan Urich, a Likud spokesman, close adviser to the premier and chum of Netanyahu’s bluntly outspoken son Yair, fired off four tweets in support of the prime minister, who was making history that day as the first sitting head of the government in the country’s history to go on trial. Then he stopped tweeting, ...

10 shares Illustrative: Former CEO of Walla news website Ilan Yeshua arrives for his testimony at in the graft trial of Prime Minister Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 20, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense team on Tuesday began cross-examining the first witness in the premier’s graft trial, who in earlier testimony had told the court how close associates of Netanyahu were directly involved in shaping the content of a news site to the premier’s liking. Former Walla news CEO Ilan Yeshua is a key witness in Case 4000, in wh...

0 shares Former Walla news CEO Ilan Yeshua arrives to testify at a Jerusalem court on April 20, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) The first witness in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial wrapped up his testimony Tuesday, with the court halting proceedings for two weeks to let the defense prepare to cross-examine him. Ilan Yeshua, the former CEO of Walla news, has been testifying three days a week since the evidentiary stage of the trial began on April 5. Following the Jerusalem District Court’s decision, Wednesday’s scheduled hearing will be canceled, as will the thr...

Get email notification for articles from Yossi Verter Follow Apr. 13, 2021 6:00 AM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not seen as a bellicose type. He is cautious in the use of force. When conflict is forced on him, he will seek to end it quickly, without expanding or deepening it. This is what he has done for his 12 continuous years in power. Today, at the most critical point in time for his political and personal future, there are suspicious signs that undercut this perception and that should disturb every Israeli. Senior defense officials, both past and present, are well aware of what i...

5 shares Former CEO of Walla news website Ilan Yeshua arrives for his testimony in the case against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 12, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) The former CEO of the Walla news site on Monday continued his key testimony in one of the cases against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, providing further information on the premier’s alleged heavy involvement in the editorial process around 2015. At the Jerusalem District Court, Ilan Yeshua recounted an interview with Netanyahu ahead of that year’s election that was handed...