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Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara (left) attends a hearing of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in Jerusalem, September 30, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ Flash90); National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads a faction meeting of his Otzma Yehudit party at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 22, 2026, 4:40 pm
AG ditches cabinet discussion on wiretapping after Ben Gvir bars senior cop
Police chief Daniel Levy also decides not to show up to meeting, after national security minister won’t allow Boaz Blatt, who heads police intelligence unit, to attend
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
File - Then-Shin Bet commander Yoram Cohen, left, and then-IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz in December 2011. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 5, 2024, 6:05 pm
Ex-Shin Bet head says PM once asked him to wiretap top defense officials for fear of leaks
Then-IDF chief Gantz recalls Netanyahu’s ‘toxic and suspicious attitude’ in 2011 when reports said Israel was seriously considering strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities
By ToI Staff
From left to right: Keren Terner Eyal, former director general of the Transportation Ministry; former Justice Ministry director general Emi Palmor; and Shai Babad, the former director general of the Finance Ministry. (Flash90)
March 7, 2022, 5:14 pm
Phones of former ministry heads were hacked by foreign state, not police – report
ZecOps finds Shai Babad, Keren Terner Eyal and Emi Palmor — all named in bombshell Calcalist wiretapping report — were never targeted by police or with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware
By ToI Staff
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu (C) arrives for a court hearing in his trial, November 16, 2021 in Jerusalem. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
February 17, 2022, 6:35 pm
Netanyahu lawyers demand prosecution disclose info hacked from former aide’s phone
Attorneys for former PM and co-defendants reject claim that nothing of interest was taken from device belonging to state witness Shlomo Filber
By ToI Staff
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu (C) arrives for a court hearing in his trial, November 16, 2021 in Jerusalem. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
February 17, 2022, 12:24 am
Prosecutors say one witness in Netanyahu case spied on, but no reason to delay trial
State attorneys tell court that phone belonging to Shlomo Filber was hacked, but no relevant info used; separate investigation refutes bombshell Calcalist report on police hacking
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on February 7, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
February 14, 2022, 6:20 pm
Justice minister: No indications yet that claims of police spying are true
But Gideon Sa’ar notes that he has yet to receive final findings from ongoing investigations over alleged illicit hacking of Israeli citizens
By ToI Staff
A teacher holding up his cell phone at the entrance to at an ultra-Orthodox school in Jerusalem on May 6, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 9, 2022, 9:32 pm
‘Dumb’ phone sales jump in Israel amid fears of NSO’s Pegasus
Importer sees nearly 200% increase in sale of non-smart devices following claims police spied on citizens; finance minister flaunts his own simple phone on Twitter
By ToI Staff
Newly appointed Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara seen during a welcome ceremony for her in Jerusalem on February 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 8, 2022, 12:15 pm
Vowing to prioritize public trust, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara takes office
Acknowledges ‘worrying decline in confidence in public legal advice and law enforcement systems,’ promises to look into allegations of spyware abuse by police
By ToI Staff
From left to right: Keren Terner Eyal, former director general of the Transportation Ministry; former Justice Ministry director general Emi Palmor; and Shai Babad, the former director general of the Finance Ministry. (Flash90)
February 8, 2022, 10:52 am
Ex-ministry chiefs demand state commission to probe police wiretap claims
Shai Babad, Keren Terner and Emi Palmor — all alleged to have been hacked — call for deletion of any material obtained; state comptroller also to look into alleged spyware abuse
By ToI Staff
Still from a Channel 12 news segment on February 7, 2022 on "how to try to protect your cellphone" from hacking. (screenshot)
February 8, 2022, 1:26 am
Israeli TV gives viewers ‘helpful’ tips on how to prevent their phones being hacked
With police alleged to use spyware against citizens, Channel 12 offers guidelines by Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based firm banned in US over ties to Russian security services, hackers
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit at the press conference announcing his decision to make then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stand trial, November 21, 2019. (Hadas Parush/ Flash90)
February 7, 2022, 8:50 pm
Before he left office, Mandelblit ordered police to suspend use of spyware — report
AG said to have told cops to wait until inquiry into use of Pegasus phone hacking tech was completed, amid allegations they deployed the tool illicitly
By ToI Staff
In this file photo taken on August 28, 2016, an Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. (Jack Guez/AFP)
February 7, 2022, 6:04 pm
Ministers back calls for state commission to probe police spyware allegations
Bennett backs using the tech to fight terror, crime, but stresses need for regulation, training; Lapid: Ex-Likud justice minister Ohana should be grilled first over alleged misuse
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israel Police investigate the scene of a crime on June 2, 2021. (Israel Police)
February 1, 2022, 2:26 pm
Public trust in police, attorney general sinks to lowest ever in poll
Israel Democracy Institute says drop likely related to recent police spyware scandal; opinion divided on plea deal for Netanyahu
By Stuart Winer
In this file photo taken on August 28, 2016, a woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. (Jack Guez/AFP)
January 25, 2022, 5:59 pm
NSO chairman steps down, says departure unrelated to spyware strife
Asher Levy says he submitted his resignation due to ownership change, as company comes under fire from public and lawmakers over allegations that police surveilled civilians
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: A person using a cellphone. (Oatawa via iStock by Getty Images)
January 23, 2022, 4:35 pm
The NSO Affair: What is allowed and what is not in online surveillance?
Amid reports the Israel Police used Pegasus spyware on citizens, allegedly without oversight, IDI experts weigh in on the legal standing of covert monitoring and wiretapping
By Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler and Amir Cahane
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