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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's arraignment hearing at the Jerusalem District Court on May 24, 2020. Photo by Amit Shabi/POOL.

Court rules Netanyahu exempt from appearance at next hearing

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not have to attend the next session of his trial on July 19, the Jerusalem District Court ruled on Sunday. The ruling was handed down by Jerusalem District Court...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is surrounded by Likud lawmakers as he gives a press statement ahead of the start of his trial at the District Court in Jerusalem. Netanyahu is being tried on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. May 24, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Defiant Netanyahu dismisses charges against him at start of corruption trials

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Moments before an arraignment on multiple corruption charges, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his innocence, saying he had been framed as part of an attempt to topple the country’s right-wing camp. “Citizens of Israel,...
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, then Israel's tourism minister, arrives at the Kfar Maccabiah Hotel in Ramat Gan for a meeting, on Oct. 27, 2019. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Ahead of Netanyahu arraignment, Knesset speaker blasts trial as judicial ‘low point’

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Hours before the first day of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahy’s trial was set to begin, Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin on Sunday blasted the indictments, calling them “unprecedented in Western democracies.” “This day … will be...
The first government conference of the new Israeli unity government, headed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz (not seen) at the Knesset, May 17, 2020. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky/POOL.

Netanyahu lawyers, prosecutor spar over premier’s appearance at trial opener

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyers accused the State Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday of ulterior motives in its opposition to their request that their client be excused from the opening session of his trial. Netanyahu’s...
>Prime Minister Netanyahu and Sara, by Avi Ohayon / Government Press Office via Flickr

Coronavirus prompts delay in Netanyahu’s trial

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By all accounts, Prime Minister Netanyahu may turn out to be one of the beneficiaries of the coronavirus crisis. Benefit #1: As his sidekick the minister of justice has closed the courts, his trial,...
Israeli Justice Minister Amir Ohana delivers a speech at an Likud Party election rally in Or Yehuda, on Feb. 13, 2020. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.

Netanyahu’s corruption trial postponed until May due to COVID-19 crisis

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s court date has been delayed to May 24, announced the Jerusalem District Court on Sunday morning, following new directives put in place on Saturday night to combat the spread of COVID-19. “In...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Likud Party event in Lod, Israel, on Feb. 11, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Netanyahu’s trial to start just weeks after Israeli elections

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial will start on March 17, just two weeks after Israel holds its third election in less than a year, the country’s Justice Ministry announced on Tuesday. The Justice...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference at the Orient Hotel in Jerusalem on Jan. 1, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Did Netanyahu outmaneuver his political opponents by calling off immunity push?

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Shortly before the release on Tuesday of details on the Mideast peace plan by U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity on the three indictments...
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit holds a press conference at the Justice Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem, announcing his decision that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will stand trial. Nov. 21, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Netanyahu formally indicted in three corruption cases

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Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit filed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment in Jerusalem on Tuesday, just hours after Netanyahu withdrew his request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution in the three corruption cases against him. The indictment...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Israeli parliament members during a vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 29, 2019. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu withdraws request for parliamentary immunity

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently in Washington, D.C., for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, announced on Tuesday that he will withdraw his request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution in...