Case 2000

Prosecution challenges Netanyahu’s account of Bezeq-Walla contacts

Netanyahu has repeatedly portrayed Walla as “hostile,” particularly in the run-up to the 2015 election, pushing back against the notion that the site was unusually accommodating to his interests.

JANUARY 19, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Tel Aviv court for criminal trial, June 3, 2025.

How will revoking fraud, breach of trust offenses change Netanyahu's trial? - explainer

"This law is highly problematic and will not achieve its intended results," said Professor Barak Medina of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

JANUARY 14, 2026|ByURI SELA

Netanyahu trial: Focus in hearing turns to campaign messaging surrounding Case 4000

Cross-examination questioning resumed by prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh in Case 4000, the Bezeq-Walla affair, considered the most serious of the three cases against the prime minister.

JANUARY 13, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed by prosecution on Case 4000. Jerusalem, January 5

Netanyahu trial: PM rejects claims of family influence in Case 4000

The confrontation unfolded during the 68th day of Netanyahu’s testimony in his criminal trial, as the prosecution advanced one of its central contentions in Case 4000, or the Bezeq-Walla affair.

JANUARY 6, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Adelson death could tank Case 2000 against PM, indirectly harm Case 4000

Any loss in Case 2000 could also affect Case 4000, since part of the strength of the two cases is to show a pattern.

JANUARY 13, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Sheldon Adelson speaks during an inteview

PM to court: Police tried to bully all witnesses to lie against me

In an unusual strategic move, the defense tried to use allegations that Ritman and Alsheich have made against Netanyahu as the basis for the prejudice accusation.

NOVEMBER 29, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Can he work together with his fellow ministers?

Netanyahu trial postponed until February

The trial had been scheduled to start in January.

NOVEMBER 24, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press statement ahead of the start of his trial at the District Court in Jerusalem in May.

Negotiation details of Netanyahu adviser Ari Harow's plea deal revealed

Israel's deputy state attorney reportedly believed that the charges against Harow were serious enough that jail time should be part of the deal.

NOVEMBER 18, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former chief of staff Ari Harow

Key state’s witness accused police in 2018 of evidentiary games to nail PM

The witness in question was former top Netanyahu aide and current state’s witness Shlomo Filber.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Shlomo Filber, the suspended director-general of the Communications Ministry, waits for his remand hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on February 18, 2018

Netanyahu’s lawyers to push for disqualification of parts of allegations

Third hearing in Netanyahu’s corruption trial takes place Sunday

NOVEMBER 14, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu with members of his legal team at the beginning of his corruption trial at the Jerusalem District Court in May.

Watchdog: Law enforcement must check if Netanyahu prosecutor broke law

The ministry watchdog said this is doubly important during a time when the state prosecution is under a microscope due to its decision to prosecute the prime minister.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB