The trial that opens in two weeks will be screened on CCTV in additional venues but will not be broadcast publicly • Due to distance restrictions, the number of attendees at the hearing will be limited

• Netanyahu's trial will open in two weeks

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  Oren Ben Hakun

The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday decided that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial will not be broadcast live.

The trial, which will open two weeks from now, against Saul and Iris Alovitch, the defendants in the 4000 case, Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Arnon Moses, the defendant in the 2000 case and against the prime minister, is causing much turmoil.

Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit said a few days ago that if Netanyahu wishes to broadcast his trial live, he will not oppose it. 

Last week, the Globes newspaper addressed the court administration requesting that the hearing of the indictment, which is scheduled for May 24, also be broadcast live. This is after last week's hearings in the petitions against Netanyahu's tenure and the coalition agreement gained about a million views.

The court today ruled that the hearing will be televised on CCTV in two additional halls in accordance with the Ministry of Health's instructions and court speakers, but beyond that it will not be broadcast publicly. Due to the Ministry of Health's guidelines, there is a limit to the number of people who can stay in the hearing hall. Therefore, beyond the defendants, they will be able to enter an advocacy hall on behalf of each of the defendants and one advocate on behalf of the state.