The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/avigdor-liberman-trial/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:27:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Avigdor Liberman trial | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/avigdor-liberman-trial/ 32 32 Liberman wins defamation case against activist who claimed he sought to kill cop https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-wins-defamation-case-against-activist-who-claimed-he-sought-to-kill-cop/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:50:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3666715 Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court orders former Yisrael Beytenu activist to pay NIS 200,000 over claim party chairman had offered him $100,000 to kill a police superintendent

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]]> ‘Vindictive’ Israel too quick to put its politicians under investigation? https://www.timesofisrael.com/vindictive-israel-too-quick-to-put-its-politicians-under-investigation/ Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:20:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1436314 Israel is not corrupt by world standards, says poli-sci Prof. Yossi Shain. And while leaders who cross lines should certainly be punished, he argues, the country has become unduly hasty to incriminate

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]]> Knesset approves Liberman as foreign minister, again https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-approves-liberman-as-foreign-minister/ Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:40:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=745498 After being cleared of charges last week and gaining cabinet approval on Sunday, former FM sworn in as Israel's top diplomat

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]]> Cabinet approves Liberman’s return to Foreign Ministry https://www.timesofisrael.com/cabinet-approves-libermans-return-to-foreign-ministry/ Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:32:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=743788 After being cleared of fraud and breach of trust charges last week, former FM set to retake post as Israel's top diplomat

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]]> Back to the Foreign Ministry? https://www.timesofisrael.com/back-to-the-foreign-ministry/ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:51:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=738706 Guilty or not guilty -- Israeli papers wonder about a post-Liberman verdict landscape

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]]> Verdict in Liberman trial set for early November https://www.timesofisrael.com/verdict-in-liberman-trial-set-for-early-november/ Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:47:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=721032 Former foreign minister could return to cabinet post if he is acquitted on fraud and breach-of-trust charges

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]]> Prosecution begins final arguments in Liberman trial https://www.timesofisrael.com/prosecution-begins-final-arguments-in-liberman-trial/ Tue, 09 Jul 2013 13:34:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=588988 Former FM ‘breached the trust of the voting public,’ charges prosecutor, urges judges to leave aside former deputy's ambiguous testimony

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]]> Liberman-Ayalon court clash shows no love lost between former allies https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-ayalon-court-clash-shows-no-love-lost-between-former-allies/ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:03:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=487488 In a scene with Shakespearean qualities, Danny Ayalon and his former patron at the Foreign Ministry, Avigdor Liberman, face off with Liberman's political life in the balance

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]]> Strikes brewing https://www.timesofisrael.com/strikes-brewing/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:24:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=476094 Financial reforms could bring nationwide work stoppage; reactions to statement asserting use of chemical weapons in Syria

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]]> Evidence phase begins in Liberman trial https://www.timesofisrael.com/evidence-phase-begins-in-liberman-trial/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:40:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=475824 Prosecution seeks to declare Ze'ev Ben Aryeh a hostile witness; former ambassador's tip-off to his boss led to indictment

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]]> Benjamin Netanyahu, large and in charge https://www.timesofisrael.com/benjamin-netanyahu-large-and-in-charge/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:39:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=418454 Pundits suggest PM is weaker and more hawkish than in the past, but a closer look shows an unassailable leader who preserved some space for political maneuvering

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]]> Liberman puzzled by Jewish Home-Yesh Atid pact https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-puzzled-by-jewish-home-yesh-atid-pact/ Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:26:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=382824 Former foreign minister calls alliance between the ascendant parties a 'government within a government'

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]]> Liberman denies all charges in brief court session https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-denies-all-charges-in-brief-court-session/ Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:11:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=376556 Ex-foreign minister pleads not guilty to fraud and breach of trust; further hearings scheduled until May

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]]> Liberman set to stand trial Sunday, battle for his career https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-set-to-stand-trial-battle-for-his-career/ Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:56:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=376196 Former FM's once-deputy Danny Ayalon is the state's key witness in bid to win conviction on fraud and breach of trust charges

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]]> Ayalon says Liberman unfit to be foreign minister https://www.timesofisrael.com/ayalon-says-liberman-unfit-to-be-foreign-minister/ Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:43:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=375832 Former deputy FM, left off of Yisrael Beytenu's Knesset list, claims party head failed to gain confidence of global community

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