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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 434

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Yisrael Beytenu party chief Avigdor Liberman attends a Tel Aviv conference, December 31, 2019. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 6, 2020, 7:14 pm
Lapid, Liberman warn Knesset speaker not to block Netanyahu immunity panel
Opposition heavyweights willing to ‘fight’ Edelstein if he holds up creation of committee that would likely reject PM’s bid to avoid prosecution
By ToI Staff
Likud MK Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Tel Aviv on September 5, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 5, 2019, 9:40 pm
Likud’s Sa’ar says PM should not ask potential partners for immunity backing
Gideon Sa’ar, who has clashed with Netanyahu, says political considerations should not have a role in determining whether a lawmaker can avoid prosecution
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, speaks with then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit, right, during a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, on December 20, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 21, 2019, 8:28 am
Mandelblit said committed to fighting any immunity bid by Netanyahu
Associates of AG tell Channel 13 he never discussed PM’s cases with Ayelet Shaked, after report she may have sought to influence his decision-making
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, June 30, 2019. (Oded Balilty/AP)
July 7, 2019, 1:46 pm
Netanyahu denies intention to change immunity law to evade prosecution
PM dismisses reports that he made such an amendment a coalition prerequisite, because ‘there won’t be anything’ in the probes against him
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) with Likud MK Miki Zohar. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 11, 2019, 11:14 am
Netanyahu ally says voters, not judges, will decide PM’s legal fate
Likud MK Miki Zohar signals push for immunity from prosecution if premier forms government after September elections
By ToI Staff
Simcha Rothman of the Israeli Movement for Governability and Democracy (Meshilut) speaks in front of a slide bearing the image of Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut at the Israeli Conservatism Conference, May 16, 2019 (YouTube screenshot)
June 5, 2019, 11:00 am
Meet the conservative activists who want to override the Supreme Court
The right wing is energetic, well-funded, and, as a recent Jerusalem confab showed, determined to rein in a judicial system it sees as controlled by liberal elites
By Simona Weinglass
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit at a July 2015 cabinet meeting, when Mandelblit was serving as cabinet secretary. (Emil Salman/Pool)
June 4, 2019, 1:31 pm
Instead of seeking immunity, could Netanyahu just fire the attorney general?
Law allows for axing the AG in case of substantial, ongoing differences of opinion, but PM doesn’t have much time, or justification, to pick such a fight
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meeting Supreme Court President Esther Hayut and her deputy Hanan Melcer (L) at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 28, 2019. (Courtesy)
May 28, 2019, 11:35 pm
PM meets Supreme Court chief, a day after she slams him over judicial reforms
Netanyahu and Esther Hayut urge ‘respectful dialogue’ between Knesset and legal system, toning down fiery rhetoric from ruling party in favor of limiting court’s powers
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the Israel Prize ceremony in Jerusalem, on Israel's 71st Independence Day, May 9, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 28, 2019, 10:24 pm
Netanyahu advisers said to warn elections won’t give him time to secure immunity
PM now reportedly doing all he can to avoid snap polls, 24 hours before deadline; if deal reached, lack of time will likely force him to give Justice Ministry to URWP’s Smotrich
By Michael Bachner
‎Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut (C) and other judges on the court, ahead of a hearing on March 14, 2019. (Hadas Parush/ Flash90)
May 28, 2019, 11:14 am
Israel is already in a constitutional crisis, leading law scholar warns
Suzie Navot is not against parliamentary immunity and wants the Knesset to be able to override the Supreme Court. But she’s also worried about a creeping erosion of democracy
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on May 19, 2019. (Ariel Schalit/POOL/AFP)
May 28, 2019, 5:13 am
Poll: Majority of public, including right-wing, oppose immunity for PM
Channel 13 survey also finds most would blame Netanyahu if failure of coalition talks leads to new election
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit addresses an Israel Bar Association event in Eilat, May 27, 2019 (screen grab via Channel 13)
May 27, 2019, 2:45 pm
AG slams ‘baseless’ argument that immunity bill is needed to protect premier
Mandelblit says investigation into Netanyahu was ‘professional and practical,’ rejecting relevance of law change; state prosecutor attacks ‘lie’ that probe is political
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Chief Supreme Court Justice Esther Hayut adresses a legal conference in Eilat on May 27, 2019. (Screen capture/Channel 12)
May 27, 2019, 12:57 pm
‘What’s changed?’ Supreme Court head asks PM, who once lauded strong judiciary
For second time in as many weeks, Esther Hayut swipes at Netanyahu’s plan to shatter judicial oversight, quoting 2017 remarks in which he emphasized importance of independent court
By Jacob Magid
Blue and White Knesset members Yoaz Hendel (L) and Zvi Hauser seen on April 29, 2019, ahead of the opening Knesset session after elections. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 26, 2019, 12:01 pm
2 Blue and White MKs boycott opposition rally over speech by Arab party leader
Moshe Ya’alon, who heads hawkish faction within centrist party, says he opposed invite to Ayman Odeh; Hadash-Ta’al chief threatens to sue Likud for calling him a ‘terror supporter’
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Israelis hold flags as they attend a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 25, 2019 in Tel Aviv (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
May 26, 2019, 5:04 am
At Tel Aviv rally, Turkey’s Erdogan and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ loom large
Concerned Israelis see battle for democracy as Netanyahu allies seek to secure him immunity from prosecution
By Simona Weinglass
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