Avichai Mandelblit
“Channel 12” TV report claims senior officials in the Israel Police and the State Attorney’s Office turned a blind eye to significant irregularities in the investigations against the prime minister.
Coalition chairman Miki Zohar urges Attorney General Avichai Mandleblit to close Case 2000 over alleged police cover-up.
“It is possible for a prime minister standing trial on criminal charges to continue serving if conflicts of interest are strictly regulated,” says Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit.
“These are serious” accusations, Public Security Minister Amir Ohana acknowledges, “but I stand behind them” • Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit calls claim “crazy and false conspiracy theory.”
“We thought all the red lines had already been crossed; it appears we were wrong,” says Israeli premier • Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit: “No basis” for claim complaints are being ignored.
Israeli public security minister to attorney general: ‘Take the threats against Netanyahu seriously’
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit is “acting like someone with a personal vendetta against the prime minister,” says Public Security Minister Amir Ohana.
Avichai Mandelblit is “trying to overturn the democratic choice of millions of citizens,” says the Israeli premier • Justice Ministry officials: “Blatant lies by Netanyahu and the ministers.”
Translated excerpts from an interview conducted in Hebrew by Boaz Golan at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem shortly after the first hearing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial.
Israel’s High Court of Justice is scheduled to rule on the issue, as well as on the changes to Israel’s Basic Laws involved in the unity deal reached between Netanyahu and Blue and White’s Benny Gantz.
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit files Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment in Jerusalem district court hours after Netanyahu withdraws his request for parliamentary immunity.
Instead, Israel’s attorney general suggested that the High Court of Justice debate on Dec. 31 whether the courts should decide the issue before the election.
“It would be better for the public to make this ruling,” says Blue and White MK Ofer Shelah after Israel’s High Court announces it will debate whether an indicted Knesset member may form a government.
