Milchan finishes 2nd day of testimony in Netanyahu trial, will appear again tomorrow

Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan wraps up his second day of testimony in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial and is due to appear again tomorrow.

At today’s hearing, Milchan was further questioned by prosecutors about gifts he gave to the premier and his wife Sara — which he attributed to their friendship — while confirming he sought Netanyahu’s assistance on his US visa, extending a tax law that would benefit him, and regulatory matters.

He was also asked about Australian billionaire James Packer, who also allegedly gave the Netanyahus gifts. Milchan says Packer told him that Netanyahu was “the most impressive person he met, he fell in love with Netanyahu.”

“He was a major admirer of Bibi,” Milchan testifies, using Netanyahu’s nickname. “He connected with [Netanyahu’s son] Yair, bought a house in Caesarea, fell in love with the country, wanted to try to receive an Israeli passport.”