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Sunday, December 8, 2024
Sa’ar calls to postpone PM’s testimony in criminal trial, citing ‘developments in Syria’
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar calls for Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his criminal trial to be postponed, writing to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara that the prime minister’s request to do so was “reasonable” in light of recent events on Israel’s borders.
“As someone who sits in cabinet meetings, you are familiar with the security situation, including the recent dramatic developments in Syria,” Sa’ar writes.
“At this time, a heavy responsibility rests on the government and even more so on the prime minister. The state’s interest is to take this into account and allow optimal functioning for the good of the state and its security.”
Netanyahu is due to take the stand on Tuesday, after the Jerusalem District Court rejected his request, due to the ongoing wars, to testify two days a week instead of three.
