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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 349

Netanyahu criminal investigations

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, June 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 27, 2024, 8:55 am
Netanyahu’s lawyer tells court PM can only testify in corruption trial in March 2025
Attorney say premier’s management of Hamas war means many months are needed to prepare him to take stand without compromising his legal rights; hearing on matter set for July 9
By ToI Staff
National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on March 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 5, 2024, 6:41 pm
National security adviser gives testimony in Netanyahu graft trial
Tzachi Hanegbi, who was acting communications minister during period covered in Case 4000, says merger of Bezeq and Yes at heart of allegations was right course of action
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)
July 25, 2023, 5:43 pm
Attorney general asks High Court to strike down law shielding Netanyahu from recusal
Baharav-Miara backs petition by Movement for Quality Government seeking unprecedented judicial action against Basic Law passed in March keeping court from ordering PM’s suspension
By Jeremy Sharon
Former State Attorney Moshe Lador attends a conference at the Knesset on December 11, 2019 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 1, 2023, 6:13 pm
Ex-state attorney: Judges in PM’s trial made ‘unprecedented error’ in bribe comments
Moshe Lador assails justices for telling attorneys behind closed doors they doubt charge will stick, in statements that immediately leaked. ‘What were the judges thinking?’
By ToI Staff
Left to right: Netanyahu trial Judges Moshe Bar-Am, Rebecca Friedman-Feldman and Oded Shaham. (Justice Ministry)
June 29, 2023, 9:19 pm
Judges in Netanyahu trial confirm suggesting prosecution drop bribery charge
Justices issue official record of contents of meeting, note that the state’s representative rejected their appeal
By ToI Staff
Police chief Roni Alsheich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, December 3, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 28, 2023, 11:05 am
Ex-police chief says he thought Netanyahu would resign following criminal indictment
Comments by Roni Alsheich, who oversaw investigation of PM, spark backlash from ministers; then-AG Mandelblit: ‘His words don’t reflect decision-making process’
By Amy Spiro
Judges take their seats at the Jerusalem District Court judges to listen to the testimony of businessman Arnon Milchan in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial on June 25, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
June 25, 2023, 11:55 pm
After leak, prosecutors request all talks with Netanyahu’s judges be on record
Move comes amid a push to fast-track the trial, following reports that the bench considers a conviction unlikely on the most serious count in one of the three corruption cases
By ToI Staff
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for his trial at the District Court in Jerusalem, May 10, 2022 (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
June 24, 2023, 8:47 pm
Report: Netanyahu judges also urging mediation in billionaire benefactors case
Meanwhile, after justices reportedly warned prosecution that bribery will be hard to prove, PM’s lawyers pan officials’ ‘hasty, outlandish’ decision to proceed with charge anyway
By ToI Staff
Prosecutor Judith Tirosh arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on November 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 23, 2023, 10:55 pm
Prosecution rejects retreat from Netanyahu bribery charge after judge pushback
Attorneys said to believe bench may still be swayed by evidence yet to be presented, with possibility of plea bargain also seen as slim
By ToI Staff
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 17, 2022.(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 22, 2023, 10:35 pm
Reports: Judges in Netanyahu trial tell prosecution bribery charge has little chance
Walla and Channel 13 news also report justices encouraged sides to agree to a plea bargain or mediation ‘for the sake of the country’
By ToI Staff
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan arrives to testify in the trial against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a court hearing, at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 15, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
May 15, 2023, 2:40 pm
Erdan tells Netanyahu trial he ‘developed a feeling’ he was ousted over Bezeq
Focusing on period where he lost job as communications minister with PM taking his place, Likud official says premier never gave him instructions over telecommunications company
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara speaks during a conference at the University of Haifa, December 15, 2022. (Shir Torem/ Flash90/ File)
April 20, 2023, 1:03 pm
Attorney general said to rule out non-binding mediation offer in Netanyahu trial
No official decision has been submitted to the court yet; prosecution sources say if PM wants talks he can propose a plea deal, no need for external judge to be involved
By ToI Staff
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial at the Jerusalem District Court on May 31, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
March 30, 2023, 11:48 pm
Judge in Netanyahu trial said to ask sides to consider non-binding mediation
According to TV report, lawyers for the prime minister ‘did not rule out the idea,’ although those involved don’t consider it likely that an agreement can be easily reached
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)
February 19, 2023, 10:07 pm
As Netanyahu derides ‘gag order,’ AG says he’s allowed to urge calm on legal shakeup
AG’s office says conflict of interest agreement bars PM from directly dealing with overhaul, but he can help assuage public concerns about it; he terms the restriction ‘ridiculous’
By ToI Staff
FILE - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and son Yair in Tel Aviv, January 23, 2020. (Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 26, 2022, 3:05 am
Prosecution lashes ‘calumnious comments’ after Yair Netanyahu accuses it of treason
With incoming PM’s son appearing to suggest death penalty for officials, written statement says ‘attempts to deter police and attorneys doomed to fail’
By ToI Staff
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