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Court agrees to nix Netanyahu testimony this week over ‘urgent diplomatic meetings’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court on June 9, 2025. (Yariv Katz/POOL)
The Jerusalem District Court cancels hearings for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his criminal trial that had been scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, due to the “urgent diplomatic meetings” Netanyahu said he needed to attend on those days.
In a letter to the court, Netanyahu’s lawyers said the meetings could not be postponed, and provided further details in a confidential note to the court.
The prime minister’s lawyers added that Netanyahu would not be able to testify on Wednesday or Thursday either, because of the upcoming visit of US Vice President JD Vance, and because of the formal swearing-in ceremony for new Shin Bet chief David Zini.
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