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Nir Hefetz, former Netanyahu adviser turned state's evidence, says in cross-examination that Netanyahu's son caused 'immense damage to his father, the country'
Follow May. 11, 2021 The corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu resumed Tuesday, with the cross-examination of a former CEO of a leading Israeli news site over allegations of biased coverage in favor of the prime minister. Jack Chen, the lawyer representing former Bezeq owner Shaul Elovitch, is interrogating former Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua, a key witness in Case 4000, the Bezeq-Walla bribery case. Yeshua testified on Monday that he "unequivocally" did not believe that skewing coverage to favor Netanyahu was criminal at first. He told the court on Monday he changed his mind after a meeting in l...
Follow Feb. 8, 2021 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty as he appeared Monday at the Jerusalem District Court to respond to the corruption charges against him. Netanyahu, who is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three cases, confirmed the written answer his defense team submitted to the court on his behalf in January, arguing he was not guilty in all the charges against him. Netanyahu's attorney Boaz Ben Zur requested that the evidentiary phase be postponed by three or four months, so it would begin only after the March 23 election. “The case is not re...
Ahead of a scheduled hearing in which Netanyahu must appear, Yariv Levin claims holding hearings before vote is 'blatant election interference'
Judges say that the PM will be required to attend the hearing and respond to the indictment against him