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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

Shlomo Filber

Shlomo Filber, former director-general of the Communications Ministry, at a hearing in the trial against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 18, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 8, 2024, 8:50 pm
State witness agreement with former Netanyahu aide Shlomo Filber to be annulled
After contradicting his testimony to police in court on several occasions, ex-Communications Ministry director may now face criminal prosecution
By Jeremy Sharon
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
(R-L) Ofer Golan, Likud campaign manager, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, digital adviser Topaz Luk, and Likud spokesman Jonatan Urich at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem on March 20, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 21, 2023, 10:40 pm
3 ex-Netanyahu aides may face charges for allegedly harassing witness in his trial
Jonatan Urich, Ofer Golan and Yisrael Einhorn to be charged, pending hearing, for allegedly sending van with loudspeakers to home of Shlomo Filber and blaring accusations of lying
By ToI Staff
Shlomo Filber, former director-general of the communications ministry, testifies in a trial against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, May 18, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 7, 2023, 3:04 pm
State to examine if Netanyahu trial witness violated deal and should be prosecuted
External attorney appointed to investigate whether former Netanyahu aide Shlomo Filber’s shifting testimony invalidates his state witness agreement
By ToI Staff
Shlomo Filber, former director general of the Communications Ministry, at a court hearing in the trial against Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 1, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 19, 2022, 9:22 am
Likud pays big money to polling firm headed by state witness in Netanyahu trial
TV report says Direct Polls, whose head Shlomo Filber gave contradictory testimony in ex-PM’s case, has received some NIS 300,000 from his former boss’s party
By ToI Staff
Shlomo Filber, former director general of the Communications Ministry, at a court hearing in the trial against Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 1, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 1, 2022, 3:26 pm
Amid apparent contradictions, state witness Filber insists his testimony stands
‘One cannot erase a situation from one’s brain,’ Filber says, accusing police of manipulating him during investigation; former police chief defends Netanyahu probe
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)
May 31, 2022, 11:02 pm
State mulls bid to convict Netanyahu on unlisted charge after court setback
With bench rejecting request to amend indictment, attorney general says prosecutors may make use of legal clause allowing judge to convict on evidence not mentioned in charges
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister and current opposition leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu during a court hearing in his trial, at the Jerusalem District Court, May 31, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 31, 2022, 10:24 am
Court rejects prosecution’s request to amend Netanyahu indictment
Judges rule that altering alleged timing of meeting at heart of bribery accusation would be unfair to defense; they okay adding witnesses in Case 1000, dealing with illicit gifts
By ToI Staff
Shlomo Filber, former director-general of the Communications Ministry, arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial, May 25, 2022. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
May 25, 2022, 2:18 pm
Court criticizes prosecution’s request to alter indictment in Netanyahu graft case
‘This is a frontal factual change,’ judge says of effort to amend date when ex-PM allegedly instructed his former aide-turned-state witness to assist Bezeq controlling shareholder
By ToI Staff
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Minister of Defense Benny Gantz and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid attend a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on May 16, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)
May 22, 2022, 2:05 pm
Daily Briefing May 22: The reality TV that is the Knesset just got more dramatic
Editor David Horovitz, political correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn brief us on Meretz chaos, a Likud primary call & Netanyahu’s trial. PLUS: A sneak preview of our 1st ToI@10 event
By ToI Staff
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing in his graft trial, May 17, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 21, 2022, 7:38 am
Bribery charge against Netanyahu may be weakened but case not over, say experts
Credibility of state’s key witness Shlomo Filber is on the rocks after the defense punches holes in prosecution theories
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Shlomo Filber, former director-general of the Communications Ministry, at a hearing in the trial against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 18, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 18, 2022, 12:36 pm
Filber again seems to change testimony on Netanyahu, who hails ‘death’ of case
State witness tells court that damning evidence he gave regarding a meeting with the then-PM may have related to a different chat with Bezeq’s Elovitch
By ToI Staff
Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 11, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 16, 2022, 1:13 pm
Netanyahu on prosecutors’ request to amend corruption indictment: ‘In your face’
The prosecution has asked the court to change the charge sheet after seemingly self-contradicting testimony by key state witness Shlomo Filber
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing in his corruption trial on May 11, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 15, 2022, 8:10 pm
Prosecutors seek to amend indictment in Netanyahu corruption case
State Attorney’s Office asks court to change date of meeting in which ex-PM allegedly instructed former confidant-turned-state witness to benefit Bezeq controlling shareholder
By ToI Staff
Shlomo Filber, former director-general of the Communications Ministry court hearing in the trial against former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 11, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 12, 2022, 1:08 am
Judge questions state witness Filber over contradictory testimony at Netanyahu trial
Former communications ministry director says he may have misunderstood hand gesture made by Netanyahu, and that his testimony to police was possibly wrong
By ToI Staff
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