Netanyahu alleges Walla's Elovitch didn't help him when needed
A previous article about Sara Netanyahu "actually hurt" the prime minister, but Walla did nothing.
ByMICHAEL STARRIsraeli businessman, Shaul Elovitch arrives for a court hearing in the trial against former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on March 9, 2022.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Netanyahu said he wanted to diversify media, not control it
The prime minister said the investigation was "political persecution," against him and his staff.
ByMICHAEL STARR Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset in Jerusalem. February 10, 2025.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Netanyahu cites Herzog-Walla chats to challenge bribery allegations
Netanyahu challenges prosecution's bribery claims by pointing to Herzog-Walla chats.
ByMICHAEL STARR Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana and Israeli president Isaac Herzog at a state memorial ceremony for victims of terror, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024, during Memorial Day.(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
The defense is set to present its case 4.5 years after the prosecution began theirs and 7 years after investigations began
There are three main cases: Case 1000 (Illegal Gifts), 2000 (attempted Media Bribery - Yediot Aharonot-Israel Hayom) and 4000 (Media Bribery Walla-Bezeq)
The Jeruslaem DIstrict Court has rejected three requests for postponment by the PM, who delayed initially from the summer until December 2 due to the war.
