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In front of defendant's No. 1 PR machine and the protesters' anger, the judges will look for a way out of the trap
Despite his political power as prime minister, this morning Netanyahu recalled that from the point of view of the justice system, he is first and foremost a defendant.
When his representatives aim to postpone the evidentiary phase after the election campaign, and the prosecution mentions that the procedure has already been significantly delayed, the judges will have to ignore the background noises, and decide in a matter-of-fact manner
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Daniel Dolev
Monday, 08 February 2021, 21:54
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The part that drew the most attention at the hearing held this morning (Monday) in the Alps cases was, naturally, the defendants' response to the indictment.
Although this is a part whose main importance is symbolic, it is an important symbolism - which is given secondary validity in the circumstances of the present case.
In recent years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been trying to push the legal process against him in every way possible.
From initiatives to "French law" that blossom close to the airspace, to direct appeals to judges such as the one issued this week by the Speaker of the Knesset and the man for special missions, Yariv Levin. other citizen in Israel who sees before his eyes as a realistic option law that would save him from justice, and no citizen of the political system in Israel will go to the four elections within two years to try to create the political circumstances that would allow him to rescue it.
but this morning recalled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in very tangible terms The justice system, he is first and foremost a defendant.The security arrangements completely paralyzed the court area, including the building of the Ministry of Justice which became a kind of Chamal.
All in order to ensure that the No. 1 defendant, Benjamin Netanyahu, will physically appear in court and confirm in his voice that the answer to the indictment filed by his defense attorneys, including heresy in all the charges, is indeed his answer.
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At the public level, this status is extremely important - the moment he made it clear that inside the courtroom, the prime minister is first and foremost a defendant.
The response to the indictment lasted perhaps a minute and a half for all four defendants, after which they were allowed to leave the hearing.
Netanyahu remained there for a few more minutes, until a note was handed to him.
So he got up, thanked the trio of judges, and left through a side corridor that prevented him from rubbing shoulders with the public on the court island and in the media.
Usually only judges enjoy the back corridors of the court.
Today, the prime minister also got to use them.
But inside the courtroom - he was charged as all the defendants.
After the symbolic status of the response to the indictment, a discussion began on the requests submitted by Netanyahu's defense attorneys, and the main issue was the approvals given by the Attorney General to open investigations.
An issue inflated beyond all proportion by Netanyahu's PR machine.
Uncomfortable situation, to say the least
In contrast to the beginning of the discussion, which was of symbolic importance, the most important issue at the practical level came precisely in the last minutes: the debate over the beginning of the evidentiary phase.
Netanyahu, as has often been written here, was very happy to begin the evidentiary phase after the election.
Today he is the one who dominates the media narrative around the trial, but as soon as the prosecution witnesses start to be heard - they will be the ones to frame the story as they saw it.
These are not the headlines that Netanyahu would like to see in all the media during the election campaign.
This desire of Netanyahu was openly expressed this week through Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, who claimed that the beginning of the evidentiary phase before March 23 would be a "blatant interference in the elections." Tonight Netanyahu had already stated this in his voice, , As well as those of the Elowitz couple, vehemently rejected the allegations that they were trying to smear the procedure, emphasizing that almost every request and response they submitted in the procedure to date was submitted ahead of time and without an extension request. Caused delays.
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The noise from below does not seep into the third floor.
The Chamber, this morning (Photo: Reuven Castro)
In the end, Adv. Boaz Ben-Tzur, who represents Netanyahu in the 4000 case, asked to begin the evidence in just another three or four months. According to the original dates set by the court, the evidence was supposed to begin as early as last month.
"Last year the defense asked to start the evidence in March, and we objected and claimed it was too late," she said.
"And here we are already in March."
The trio of judges have not yet set deadlines for the start of the evidence, and are now in an awkward position, to say the least.
Their every decision will be perceived by a large part of the public as biased.
If they decide to start the evidence before the election, they will snatch fire from Balfour supporters.
Will start after the election?
Will get the same rage from the protesters outside the fence in Balfour.
The bright spot is that apparently from the hall on the third floor, it is difficult to distinguish between their protesting voices from the two camps.
In other words: the pressure may seem impossible, but to this day the judges have stood by it, showing that every decision of theirs was made in a matter-of-fact manner.
This is the only way to conduct such a procedure.
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