Hearings in Netanyahu trial pushed off after judge’s father dies

Judges of the Jerusalem District Court take a seat for a hearing in the criminal trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, June 25, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)
Judges of the Jerusalem District Court take a seat for a hearing in the criminal trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, June 25, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)

Hearings scheduled for next week in the ongoing criminal trial of Benjamin Netanyahu have been delayed after the death of the father of one of the presiding judges.

Jerusalem District Court Justice Rivka Friedman-Feldman’s father died on the Sukkot holiday, and therefore the traditional shiva period will not begin until after the holiday ends this weekend. Therefore, the hearings, which were scheduled for next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, have been canceled, according to a statement from the court.

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