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Monday, March 10, 2025
Japanese ambassador visits Netanyahu at Tel Aviv court during trial
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Japanese Ambassador to Israel Arai Yusuke visits Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latter’s criminal trial in Tel Aviv.
Images circulating on social media show the two men chatting amiably during a break in Netanyahu’s testimony.
Arai’s office tells The Times of Israel that the envoy was “present at the courthouse as part of his diplomatic mission,” without explaining further.
Netanyahu’s trial over three graft cases began in 2020 and is now in its fifth year, with the prime minister’s testimony and cross-examination alone likely to take at least eight more months.
במהלך ההפסקה בעדות: נתניהו משוחח עם שגריר יפן בישראל, שהגיע לפגוש אותו בבית המשפט pic.twitter.com/cCZgklUuL4
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