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A composite image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Bezeq controlling shareholder, Shaul Elovitch. (Flash90: Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL)
January 3, 2021, 8:13 pm
Amended indictment filed against Netanyahu, detailing 200+ demands for coverage
Prosecutors allege PM was personally involved in 150 demands for more favorable media coverage from Walla news site, in corruption case against him
By TOI staff
Shaul Elovitch arrives at the Jerusalem District Court on May 24, 2020. (Amit Shabi/Pool/Flash90)
December 23, 2020, 1:05 pm
Bezeq ex-owner Elovitch indicted in case that led to probe against Netanyahu
Tycoon and series of former executives accused of securities fraud; prosecutors say they’re weighing filing charges against Walla, Yedioth Ahronoth media groups in Case 4000
By Michael Bachner
A man walks out from a building of Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp. January 25, 2011. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
November 2, 2020, 10:35 am
Media groups embroiled in Netanyahu graft cases won’t be charged — report
Attorney general has decided not to indict Yedioth Ahronoth, Walla and Bezeq, meaning PM’s trial won’t face delay; premier’s associates decry ‘absurd’ decision
By TOI staff
The cast of the Israeli series 'Fauda,' which is available on Netflix. (Ohad Romano/via JTA)
September 16, 2020, 11:46 pm
Hit Israeli series ‘Fauda’ to return for 4th season
Show featuring an undercover Israeli army commando unit will appear on Netflix for another round of action-packed drama, official Instagram page announces
By Marcy Oster
Former Knesset member and Walla editor Yinon Magal delivers a statement to the press outside his home in Tel Aviv on January 25, 2016. (Flash90)
September 14, 2020, 10:09 pm
Right-wing radio host and ex-MK says he’d shoot journalists if he were Netanyahu
Yinon Magal comes under scathing criticism, with police saying they will give recording to prosecution; he claims it was ‘satire’
By TOI staff
Left: Publisher and owner of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper Arnon 'Noni' Mozes arrives for questioning at the Lahav 433 investigation unit in Lod on January 15, 2017. (Koko/Flash90) Right: Shaul Elovitch arrives at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court for a remand hearing in Case 4000, February 26, 2018. (Flash90)
January 22, 2020, 11:25 pm
AG says he is weighing charging media corporations tied to PM probes
Yedioth Ahronoth’s publisher, Bezeq’s controlling shareholder both face charges in the prime minister’s alleged efforts to trade favors for positive media coverage
By TOI staff
Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demonstrate outside PM Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem on November 21, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/FLASH90)
November 22, 2019, 3:40 pm
Oceans apart, American Jewry is as fragmented as Israel’s government
Episode #12: NYT writer Ronen Bergman on Netanyahu’s criminal indictment * Forward editor Jodi Rudoren wants US Jews to communicate * Veteran Israeli analyst talks coalition effort
By Yaakov Schwartz
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (L) and then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit at the weekly government conference, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on December 13, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 22, 2019, 1:40 pm
Full text: AG’s announcement of decision to indict Prime Minister Netanyahu
Document provides overview of the decision and its reasoning, as well as a summary of the charges
By TOI staff
Publisher and owner of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper Arnon 'Noni' Mozes arrives for questioning at the Lahav 433 investigation unit in Lod, January 15, 2017. (Koko/Flash90)
November 21, 2019, 9:46 pm
Media magnates Mozes, Elovitch hit with bribery charges in Netanyahu cases
Yedioth Ahronoth publisher, Bezeq controlling shareholder both implicated in prime minister’s alleged efforts to trade favors for positive media coverage
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara at a welcoming ceremony for the Brazilian president at Ben Gurion Airport on March 31, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
November 11, 2019, 2:33 am
PM’s wife asked official to slow help to mogul after poor news coverage – report
In fresh leak from Case 4000, state’s witness Nir Hefetz tells police he was sent to tell top communications official to ease up on regulatory change that would benefit Elovitch
By TOI staff
Shaul Elovitch arrives for extension of his remand in Case 4000 at the Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion, February 18, 2018. (Flash90)
November 8, 2019, 10:07 pm
In transcripts, Bezeq head appears to acknowledge swaying coverage for Netanyahu
In latest leak from investigation, Israeli TV publishes conversations between Shaul Elovitch and CEO of Walla news site, who says ‘you brought him the elections’ in 2015
By TOI staff
Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua. (YouTube screenshot)
November 7, 2019, 10:12 am
In transcripts, media outlet CEO takes orders on news coverage from PM spokesman
Chats show Walla head Ilan Yeshua consulting with Nir Hefetz, now a state’s witness, on whether to publish content, asking for okay on hiring political correspondent
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara at a welcoming ceremony for the Brazilian president at Ben Gurion Airport on March 31, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
October 31, 2019, 11:53 pm
PM’s wife during police questioning: Media ‘stepping on me like a cockroach’
Leaked transcripts detail Sara Netanyahu’s defense of her meddling in Walla news site; ex-MK said to testify billionaire Adelson offered to make him ‘king of the world’
By Michael Bachner
Shaul Elovitch arrives at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court for an extension of his remand in Case 4000, February 22, 2018. (Flash90/File)
September 1, 2019, 10:04 pm
State summons Elovitch, other ex-Bezeq executives for pre-indictment hearing
Suspicions in probes that led to Netanyahu case surround fraudulent expense of NIS 110 million from Bezeq coffers as well as leaking of information
By TOI staff
A composite image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Bezeq controlling shareholder, Shaul Elovitch. (Flash90: Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL)
August 29, 2019, 4:46 pm
Netanyahu reportedly downplayed ties to owner of ‘crappy’ Walla news site
PM, suspected of bribery, reportedly told police he only had casual relationship with Shaul Elovitch, described his website as insignificant
By Stuart Winer
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