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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 349

conflict of interest

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara arrives at a Jerusalem Day conference at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, June 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 14, 2024, 1:44 pm
AG to High Court: ‘Clear public interest’ in wrapping up Netanyahu trial quickly
Gali Baharav-Miara makes remark as she asks court to dismiss petition demanding she rethink Netanyahu’s conflict of interest agreement in light of his handling of the war in Gaza
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference on January 18, 2024. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
February 5, 2024, 4:42 pm
High Court rejects petition seeking Netanyahu ouster over war management, his health
Justices say ex-defense chiefs and others who submitted claim did not give Netanyahu sufficient time to respond, cite previous finding of no conflict of interest
By ToI Staff
State witness Ari Harow testifies in the trial against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a court hearing at the Jerusalem District Court, May 24, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
January 31, 2024, 2:07 pm
Former Netanyahu chief of staff Ari Harow convicted in plea bargain
State witness in PM’s corruption trial convicted for violating a conflict of interest agreement while serving as his close aide
By Jeremy Sharon
Knesset Legal Adviser Sagit Afik speaks during a hearing of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, July 17, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 22, 2023, 3:05 pm
In split with AG, Knesset legal adviser tells High Court not to void recusal law
Sagit Afik says legislation fills gap in law, argues that it does not affect PM’s conflict of interest deal and therefore shouldn’t be delayed or struck down
By ToI Staff
Supreme Court President Esther Hayut (center) alongside Justices Uzi Vogelman (left) and Isaac Amit (right) during a hearing on petitions against the coalition's recusal law, August 3, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 22, 2023, 4:36 am
Netanyahu lawyer: Court voiding recusal law would do ‘mortal harm’ to right to vote
Quoting Lincoln, attorney rejects petitioners’ claim that law barring court or AG from ordering PM to step down was tailored to let Netanyahu violate conflict of interest deal
By Jeremy Sharon
Left: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at her welcome ceremony in Jerusalem on February 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 11, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 1, 2023, 11:50 pm
AG said to oppose ordering Netanyahu’s recusal for breaking conflict of interest deal
Gali Baharav-Miara reportedly says she will not require PM to recuse himself from office for his involvement in judicial overhaul, despite concerns it will benefit him at trial
By ToI Staff
Supreme Court President Esther Hayut (center), Justice Uzi Vogelman (left) and Justice Isaac Amit (right) at a hearing of the High Court of Justice on petitions against the appointment of Shas party leader Aryeh Deri as a minister due to his recent conviction for tax offenses, January 5, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 19, 2023, 8:05 pm
High Court sets September date to hear petition demanding Netanyahu ouster
September 12 hearing on alleged conflict of interest breach to be presided over by Supreme Court President Esther Hayut, Justice Uzi Vogelman and Justice Isaac Amit
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the Jerusalem District Court arriving to listen to testimony by businessman Arnon Milchan, as part of Netanyahu's corruption trial, June 28, 2023. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
July 13, 2023, 5:07 pm
High Court to hear petition seeking Netanyahu’s removal over conflict of interest
Petitioners argue PM is violating the agreement he signed amid his ongoing corruption trial, as his government barrels forward with legislation to curb the courts
By ToI Staff
Left: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at her welcome ceremony in Jerusalem on February 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 11, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 3, 2023, 9:29 pm
AG: PM not in contempt of court despite violating conflict of interest in overhaul
In response to petition from good governance group, Baharav-Miara tells High Court that Netanyahu’s conduct hasn’t crossed high bar required for him to be held in contempt
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Likud party faction meeting in Knesset, March 13, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
April 2, 2023, 7:30 pm
Citing ‘national crisis,’ Netanyahu tells court he must be involved in overhaul
Responding to petition calling for him to be held in contempt of court, PM denies any conflict of interest arising from his ongoing corruption trial
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a discussion and a vote in the Knesset, Jerusalem, on March 22, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 26, 2023, 3:59 pm
Netanyahu rejects contempt of court petition against him as ‘attempted coup’
Lawyer for PM denies High Court justices have authority to hear claim premier allegedly breached conflict of interest agreement
By ToI Staff and AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a joint press conference with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni at Chigi Palace government offices in Rome, Friday, March 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
March 13, 2023, 11:37 pm
MKs advance bill to prevent High Court ordering a PM recused for conflict of interest
Legislation barring premier from being required to leave office, except in cases of mental or physical incapacitation, slammed as ‘tailored exactly to Netanyahu’s measurements’
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
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