One of the prosecution's allegations against Netanyahu is that the sale of Yad2, which was owned by Elovitch, was sped up by connections with the PM.
When the prosecution asked if Erdan was concerned about the continuation of the reforms after his tenure as communications minister, he said that he was, but that it fell in line with other policies
Gilad Erdan took the stand to discuss Case 4000, in which Benjamin Netanyahu is alleged to have sought regulatory changes that would benefit Bezeq owner Shaul Elovitch.
The group was somewhat smaller than previous delegations, but that may have been due to fears of travel to the Middle East during the current security situation.
Erdan will testify on allegations Netanyahu pledged to change regulations to further the interests of Bezeq owner Shaul Elovitch in return for positive news coverage.
“Nakba Day” events mark what Palestinians consider to be the “catastrophe” of Israel’s founding.
“We succeeded in blocking condemnation of Israel with the help of the US, whom we worked in conjunction with,” Israel’s ambassador to the UN said.