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Former CEO of Walla news website Ilan Yeshua arrives for his testimony in the case against Prime Minister Netanyahu who is on trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust, at the District Court in Jerusalem, May 4, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 4, 2021, 3:19 pm
Ex-Walla CEO: We removed news about bereaved families because PM didn’t like it
Ilan Yeshua says editors were told to take down stories about families of soldiers killed in 2014 Gaza war; says was made to fawn over Sara Netanyahu as if in ‘Byzantine court’
By TOI staff
Former CEO of Walla news website Ilan Yeshua arrives for his testimony in the case against Prime Minister Netanyahu who is on trial on criminal allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, at the District Court in Jerusalem, May 4, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 4, 2021, 10:11 am
Netanyahu’s lawyers begin cross-examining key witness in premier’s graft trial
Ilan Yeshua, former CEO of Walla news, has testified that PM controlled website content as part of alleged quid pro quo with owners
By TOI staff
Former Walla news CEO Ilan Yeshua arrives to testify at a Jerusalem court on April 20, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 20, 2021, 8:55 pm
Netanyahu’s graft trial to pause for 2 weeks as first witness wraps up testimony
Judges cancel several hearings to allow defense to prepare for cross-examination of ex-Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua
By TOI staff
Former CEO of Walla news website Ilan Yeshua arrives to give testimony in the corruption trial against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, April 19, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 20, 2021, 1:24 am
Walla CEO told to scrap article on PM son’s non-Jewish girlfriend ‘at any cost’
Former news site executive recalls owner ordering him to take down article because Netanyahu was set to sign regulatory measure benefitting their principal firm the next day
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara on the night of the Israeli elections, at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, on March 3, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 13, 2021, 1:05 pm
Walla owner told CEO: ‘Give Sara everything, Netanyahu’s killing himself for me’
Former chief of news site recalls Elovitch telling him PM was going ‘above and beyond’ to help the company and ‘we have to find a way to repay him’
By TOI staff
Former CEO of Walla news website Ilan Yeshua arrives for his testimony in the case against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 12, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 12, 2021, 3:10 pm
At trial, Yeshua says Netanyahu was allowed to edit own interview to his liking
As his testimony continues, former CEO of Walla news site recalls ‘any negative item led to outburst’ from premier’s vicinity
By TOI staff
Former CEO of the Walla news website Ilan Yeshua arrives for his testimony at in the case against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 7, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 9, 2021, 9:17 pm
First week of Netanyahu corruption trial paints grim picture of Israeli media
Key prosecution witness, ex-Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua, describes one of country’s leading news outlets as being almost completely controlled by the premier ahead of the 2015 election
By Judah Ari Gross
Former Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua at the Jerusalem District Court for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial, April 7, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 7, 2021, 7:30 pm
Ex-news site CEO: I was told to ax Sara Netanyahu item or I’d sink business deal
Wrapping up 1st week of testimony in PM’s trial, Ilan Yeshua says Walla owner Elovitch angrily warned him bad press for PM’s wife would wreck his bid to buy TV provider’s shares
By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff
Ilan Yeshua at the Jerusalem District Court for a court hearing in the corruption case against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, April 7, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
April 7, 2021, 12:09 pm
PM’s aides had veto over top roles at Walla, Yeshua says in 3rd day of testimony
As graft trial continues in Jerusalem, news site’s ex-CEO says he was warned negative coverage of Netanyahu would hurt Bezeq, claiming implication of quid pro quo deal was ‘clear’
By Michael Bachner
Ilan Yeshua arrives at the Jerusalem District Court in Jerusalem for a hearing in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, April 6, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
April 6, 2021, 7:35 pm
On day 2 of testimony, Yeshua describes effort to hide PM’s alleged quid pro quo
Former CEO of Walla news site appears in court again as evidentiary phase of graft trial continues, describes Elovitch couple’s efforts to cover up tracks as probes ramped up
By Raoul Wootliff
Court official prepare for the second day of the evidentiary stage of the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court on April 6, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
April 6, 2021, 6:11 am
Key witness takes stand for 2nd day in Netanyahu trial, claims he was threatened
Ilan Yeshua, former CEO of Walla news, continues testimony in evidentiary phase of graft trial after saying he was directed to alter coverage for premier in quid pro quo deal
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem on February 8, 2021. Netanyahu is charged with fraud and breach of trust in three cases and bribery in one of them. (Reuven Kastro/POOL)
April 1, 2021, 3:07 pm
Netanyahu set to appear in court Monday after prosecution insists
PM’s attorneys say he’ll be on hand when evidentiary phase of corruption trial starts, but shouldn’t have to be present for first witness’s testimony
By TOI staff
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
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