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Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit holds a press conference at the Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem, announcing his decision that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will stand trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three different corruption cases, dubbed by police Case 1000, Case 2000 and Case 4000. November 21, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/FLASH90

Mandelbit says Netanyahu can remain interim premier while under indictment

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Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not need to resign or take a leave of absence as interim prime minister due to the indictments against him. “There is no...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting of the right-wing parties bloc at the Knesset on Nov. 20, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Netanyahu says indictment an ‘attempted coup,’ vows to remain in office

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a defiant tone on Thursday night, calling the corruption charges levied against him as an “attempted coup,” and that he vows to remain in office and fight the...
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit at the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Feb. 2, 2014. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Mandelblit indicts Netanyahu on corruption charges

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Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced the decision on Thursday to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges including bribery, breach of trust and fraud. “In the prime minister’s affairs I found there...
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit at the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Feb. 2, 2014. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Dershowitz calls on Mandelblit to ‘do the right thing’ and drop charges against Netanyahu

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As Israel approaches what would be its third election in less than a year, many Israelis and international observers are questioning the sustainability of the country’s complicated parliamentary system. Yet at the heart of...
Ofer Golan, Likud Party campaign manager and family spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem on March 20, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Judge approves ‘surgical’ search of Netanyahu aides’ phones

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Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court Judge Ala Masarwa on Wednesday approved “measured” and “well-defined” searches of cell phones belonging to aides of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The decision came following a complaint by one...
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit at the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Feb. 2, 2014. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Attorney for Netanyahu: What if the prime minister never received a bribe?

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This week, a recording of a conversation between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the owner of Israel’s Yediot Achronot newspaper, Arnon Mozes, was released to the press. The clip, one of many recordings being used...
Israeli Justice Minister Amir Ohana speaks at a conference in the West Bank, on Sept. 5, 2019. Photo by Hillel Maeir/Flash90.

Justice minister blasts leaks, bias in investigations against Netanyahu

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Israeli Justice Minister Amir Ohana declared in a televised speech Tuesday evening that “almost no one” has made an effort to expose the “dangerous symbiosis” that exists between Israel Police officials, the state prosecution...
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit at a conference of the Israeli Television News Company in the Jerusalem International Convention Center (ICC) on Sept. 3, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

As mandate passes to Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz, all eyes now turn to Mandelblit

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When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began the process of trying to form a government 28 days ago, he had 55 Knesset seats supporting him—32 from his Likud Party, nine from Shas, eight from...
Israel's President Reuven Rivlin presents Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the mandate to form a new government on Sept. 25, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Report: Rivlin unlikely to extend Netanyahu’s mandate to form coalition

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Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin is not expected to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an extension to form a majority government and will likely pass on the mandate to Blue and White leader Benny Gantz,...
Israelis demonstrate in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the house of Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit ahead of his hearing on corruption cases, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Lead attorney misses last two days of Netanyahu hearings, leaving critics crying foul

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s four days of hearings with the state prosecution are coming to an end, and all indications yield that the attorney general will move forward with his decision to indict...