Jerusalem District Court

Netanyahu, Elovitch lawyers press A-G to decide whether to drop Case 4000 bribery charge

Netanyahu and the Elovitches asked the attorney-general to clarify whether prosecutors will drop the Case 4000 bribery charge, saying the uncertainty is hindering the defense's preparations.

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PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 29, 2026.
District Court of Jerusalem

Israel seeks to revoke citizenship of two men convicted in Hamas Cellcom cyber plot

The request is against Rani Awf and Shadi Aidi, two Israeli prisoners convicted of providing security information to an enemy during wartime by shutting down Cellcom's computer systems for Hamas.

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PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 29, 2026.

Netanyahu lawyer likens trial to Eichmann's as judges reiterate Case 4000 bribery concerns

The panel, headed by Judges Rivka Friedman-Feldman, Moshe Bar-Am, and Oded Shaham, ruled on Wednesday that proceedings would return to Jerusalem after Netanyahu completed his testimony.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

Netanyahu asks to shorten, cancel testimony days as judges push to finish Case 2000

Netanyahu is currently being cross-examined in Case 2000, the media-corruption case involving his conversations with Yediot Aharonot publisher Arnon “Noni” Mozes ahead of the 2015 election.

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Slain Palestinian's father fears lenient sentence for border police

The prosecution requested that the Border Police involved in the murder to be sentenced to 20 to 27 months in prison

JANUARY 9, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Border police officers in the A-Tur neighborhood of east Jerusalem

Court rejects Orthodox Church’s appeal, delays Jerusalem land sale

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat welcomed the court’s decision, and said that the municipality under his leadership will not allow residents to be harmed because of the real estate deal.

OCTOBER 24, 2017ByUDI SHAHAM
A Greek Orthodox priest watches pilgrims roam around the ancient church of nativity, where many Christians believe Jesus was born.