Netanyahu Trial
Did police overstep? Mandelblit pressed on limits of Netanyahu investigation in Case 2000
Case 2000 concerns discussions about more favorable coverage of Netanyahu in Yediot Aharonot in exchange for steps to curb Israel Hayom. Netanyahu faces charges of fraud and breach of trust.
Court rules 2-1 against expanding Mandelblit testimony as judge queries investigative actions
Australian billionaire James Packer paid firm defending Netanyahu in trial over $1.25m. - report
Mandelblit resumes testimony as Netanyahu defense presses on investigation approvals
Netanyahu defense challenges investigation approvals as judge presses Mandelblit
Testifying for a sixth day at Jerusalem District Court, Mandelblit said investigators should have sought his approval before tapping someone involved in Netanyahu’s personal and political affairs.
Netanyahu defense challenges Mandelblit over police questioning of key state witness
The exchanges at the Jerusalem District Court focused on how closely Mandelblit supervised the early inquiries into Netanyahu and whether investigators stayed within the limits he set.
Mandelblit says he suspected leaks aimed at pressuring him over Netanyahu investigations
Mandelblit, who approved the indictment against Netanyahu, was called to testify by the defense. His questioning has focused on the authorizations he gave investigators.
Mandelblit says Case 2000 prompted by recordings of Netanyahu conversations with Arnon Mozes
Mandelblit said he remembered approving questioning of Netanyahu as a suspect, but could not recall whether he explicitly approved mentioning bribery in the formal warning given to him in Case 4000.
Mandelblit says he would be surprised if prosecutors hid evidence in Netanyahu trial
Mandelblit said he would be surprised if the prosecution in Netanyahu's trial had deliberately hidden anything from him.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana urges Herzog to pardon Netanyahu in letter with no formal legal basis
Ohana, himself a lawyer, said one of the “chronic failings” of Israel’s justice system is “the dragging out of proceedings,” and called on Herzog to make the “just decision” to pardon Netanyahu.
Former A-G Mandelblit says he wanted key actions reviewed, but not every police step
“There were things I did not approve, including serious things,” Mandelblit told the Jerusalem District Court.
Netanyahu trial enters five-day-a-week schedule as defense case accelerates
Netanyahu’s corruption trial moved to a five-day weekly schedule as judges push through remaining testimony ahead of the presiding judge’s planned retirement.
Herzog's stance on Netanyahu's pardon raises possibility of compromise if election ends in deadlock
The president says his considerations on Netanyahu’s pardon request are "solely substantive," as unity government and rotation scenarios resurface amid coalition uncertainty.
Netanyahu defense asks court to summon former A-G Avichai Mandelblit to testify before election
His testimony is likely to focus on what he authorized investigators to examine, when he authorized it and whether police went beyond those limits.
