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Netanyahu will appear in court, Hefetz prepared for testimony: Case 4000 rises a step

For the first time since the beginning of the testimony phase, the head of the opposition will come to the Jerusalem district to be present at the first testimony of the state witness, who served as his media adviser.

Although Snir Hefetz was instructed to be prepared to testify, the judges may decide to postpone the hearing in light of developments specifically concerning the 1000 case.

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Yael Friedson

Tuesday, 16 November, 2021, 06:40 Updated: 06:46

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Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu will appear this morning (Tuesday) in the Jerusalem District Court - for the first time since the opening of the testimony phase in the 4000 case.

The expected meeting between the two was supposed to herald progress in the proceedings, but it may be postponed due to another development, specifically in the 1000 case

.

This, in light of the State Attorney's Office's announcement yesterday of the completion of an investigation into the "gifts affair" (Case 1000) held for Hadas Klein, Arnon Milchen's personal assistant.

According to reports in News 13, Klein testified about the purchase of a bracelet worth about $ 50,000 for Sarah Netanyahu and the purchase of clothes for Netanyahu himself.

In light of the completeness of the investigation and the transfer of the materials to the defense, the prosecution announced that it would not object to the rejection of Hefetz's testimony.

Although the motion to adjourn the hearing is acceptable to all parties, the judges announced that they would hear the motion this morning, and asked an object to be willing to testify.

At the same time, following the publications, Netanyahu appealed to the court to investigate the leaks.

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First presence at the evidence stage.

Netanyahu in the Jerusalem District, April (Photo: Official Website, Oren Ben Hakon)

Hefetz is considered a key witness who can attest to the former prime minister's involvement in the coverage demands transmitted to the Walla! Website, and to Netanyahu's intentions.

Hefetz's testimony about Netanyahu's awareness could determine whether the requests were part of normal spokesperson work, as Netanyahu's defense attorneys claim, or whether it was a take-it-or-leave relationship between him and Shaul Elowitz, the controlling owner of the Bezeq group, as the prosecution claims.

Netanyahu, who is accused of taking bribes, will come to the hearing after he has so far asked for an exemption from appearing for the hearings.

The previous times Netanyahu appeared in court, he was prime minister and there were restrictions on the number of people in the courtroom due to the corona plague.

Will come to support for the first time the head of the opposition.

Netanyahu supporters out of court, May (Photo: Reuven Castro)

This will also be the first time that Netanyahu appears in court as the leader of the opposition, without road closures, without heavy security and without restricting entry to the third floor of the court for defendants and attorneys only.

Netanyahu's supporters are expected to demonstrate outside the court.

First meeting or postponement?

Nir Hefetz, Netanyahu and his wife at the exhibition grounds, 2015 (Photo: Reuven Castro)

The current phase of the trial began with the testimony of Walla!

Led by CEO former site Ilan Yeshua, who described the mask pressures around them Coverage former prime minister and his family.

According to the indictment, the site owners Paul and Iris Elovici, accused of bribery, asked Jesus skew coverage in favor of Netanyahu and his family, to promote The business interests of the Yarokom Group, which

were then

owned.

A deal that Shalovitch clicked to promote in 2015.

The linking link

An object is actually the link between the media side of Walla!

And alongside Elovich's business side, and the first witness who can testify that he was in direct contact with Netanyahu regarding the coverage requirements.

He also revealed to investigators a four-way meeting between Netanyahu and Alovich, which took place at a very critical moment in the criminal timeline, as the investigators portrayed him.

The existence of the meeting was crossed by further evidence.

The object itself was not present at the meeting, but provided evidence from events that occurred around it and testified to software.

Apart from Hefetz, former Ministry of Communications Director General Shlomo (Momo) Filiber and Ari Haru also signed a state witness agreement, but Hefetz is the only one who will testify about the three cases in which Netanyahu is accused - Case 4000, Case 2000 and Case 1000.

What is Netanyahu accused of?

In the 1000 case

(the gifts affair), Netanyahu is accused of receiving benefits from businessmen Arnon Milchen and James Packer worth about NIS 700,000, while he served as prime minister. The main gifts were cigars, champagne packages and jewelry.

In addition, it was alleged that Netanyahu acted in Milchen's favor in three matters, in which the businessman sought his intervention: he approached US Secretary of State John Kerry to extend the businessman's visa, he approached Finance Minister Yair Lapid to extend the exemption. A tax for returning residents, and he worked to promote a merger of "Keshet" and "Reshet" - ostensibly at Milchen's request. According to the lawsuit, these acts damaged the image of the public service and the public's trust in it. In

(Netanyahu-Mozes affair) deals with talks between Netanyahu and Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Noni Mozes. The deal is Mozes, so he is accused of bribery. On the other hand, the ombudsman was also convinced that Netanyahu did not intend to complete the bribe deal, but continued the talks with Mozes to improve his coverage in the Yedioth group, and there are some actions for that purpose.

(Bezeq-Walla affair) The most serious case for the prime minister deals with regulatory benefits worth hundreds of millions of shekels, which Netanyahu allegedly granted to Elowitz.

In return, according to the indictment, Elovich acted to skew the coverage on the Walla! Website, which was under his control.

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