Circumventing parliament in March, as the coronavirus spread, the cabinet approved emergency regulations that enabled the use of the technology, usually deployed for anti-terrorism. Privacy watchdog ... ( read original story ...)
Israel vs. Benjamin Netanyahu: The circus is just beginning
Netanyahu highlighted the way he’s different from many other defendants in his opening remarks, calling for all the hearings to be broadcast live online. ( read original story ...)
Defiant Netanyahu goes on trial in Israel charged with corruption
Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday became the first serving Israeli prime minister to go on trial, proclaiming his innocence in the corridor before walking into court to face charges of bribery, fraud and ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister Netanyahu Attacks Israel’s Justice System as His Corruption Trial Begins
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday launched a tirade against the nation’s justice system as his long-awaited corruption trial got underway, accusing police and prosecutors of ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu attacks justice system as trial begins
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday launched a tirade against the nation's justice system as his long-awaited corruption trial got underway, accusing police and prosecutors of ... ( read original story ...)
No matter the outcome of Netanyahu’s trial, Israel loses – comment
If Netanyahu is convicted, half the country will believe that he was railroaded, and the other half will lose faith in the political system. If acquitted, faith in the justice system will be lost. ( read original story ...)
Netanyahu Corruption Trial Begins, Taking Israel Into Uncharted Territory
The prime minister’s trial is expected to last a year or more, with the first witnesses not expected to testify for months. He has long maintained his innocence. ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Netanyahu in court as long-awaited corruption trial begins
Now, Israel’s fractured political landscape must contend with the unprecedented ramifications of a sitting premier making a regular trek between his office in the Knesset to Jerusalem district court, ... ( read original story ...)
Some of Israel’s Lebanon veterans still searching for help
Two decades after the end of the war in Lebanon, Israeli veterans still deal with dark memories of the conflict, arguing that many comrades were denied the help they needed. Israel does not officially ... ( read original story ...)
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he has been framed as corruption trial starts
Benjamin Netanyahu professed his innocence at the start of his corruption trial on Sunday, saying he was being framed in the first criminal prosecution of a serving Israeli prime minister. ( read original story ...)