Not only the public is divided: the jurists disagree about Netanyahu's emerging plea deal Israel today

While the plea deal between the State Attorney's Office and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being forged, current and retired legal officials are voting for and against:

The Bar Association's attorney, Adv. Today “why he is in favor of the emerging plea deal.

"The main beneficiary of the deal - the Israeli public," said Adv. Chimi.

"I do not share the calls that express in principle opposition to reaching a plea agreement with MK Benjamin Netanyahu, as far as such a conversation is concerned," stressed Adv. Chimi.

"In my opinion, there is no reason not to reach a plea agreement, and quite the opposite: there are many good reasons for striving for a settlement, and the main beneficiary will be the public in the State of Israel. I completely trust the Attorney General, and Mr. Netanyahu's defense attorneys. "If they come, he will take into account all the relevant considerations, including Benjamin Netanyahu's great contribution to the State of Israel, which no one seems to disagree with."

Netanyahu entered the courtroom to open his trial.

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"The deal will not mend the rifts"

Former Justice Minister Yossi Beilin, on the other hand, opposes the move, arguing that "a trial of such an important public figure, who was accused of bribery, should be conducted. The end in which he admits to serious offenses, "I am sympathetic and will leave many questions about what happened here." There is nothing because there was nothing "and suddenly Netanyahu admits that there was also.

Beilin further explains that even reaching a plea bargain will not reconcile the rifts in the people and that each side will fortify its position anyway: Neither side. "

Advocate Nir Jaslowitz, a criminal law expert, explains that he is in favor of the deal because it serves both parties:

"Considering the convictions of politicians in recent years, I understand his heart and as a veteran defense attorney, I am definitely in favor."

"In my opinion, the question of disgrace should be decided by the court and it will have to take into account that the amended indictment is far, east as west of the original indictment. To keep Netanyahu out of politics for 7 years seems disproportionate depending on the circumstances," says Adv.

Adv. Nir Jaslowitz, Photo: Ronit Yinon

"Trust in the justice system will return"

Retired Vice President of the Tel Aviv District Court, Justice Oded Modrik, in favor of the plea agreement in his opinion he will return the trust to the justice system: "The main consideration is to restore the trust of the general public in the justice system. "The claim of sewing a case has gained her a foothold in very large publics, but it does not work out with a person confessing to the offenses."

Advocate Idit Reichert, who was a senior attorney in the Northern District and is now a criminal defense attorney, explains her opposition to the deal:

From the discourse that has taken place in recent days, it can be understood that Netanyahu, who until recently, stood and cried for his complete innocence (there is nothing because there was nothing) and for sewing cases under the auspices of the Attorney General, who until recently, stood and accused the gatekeepers of personal and political persecution And is now leading a legal scenario that no one seems to have watched.

What happened? ", Wonders Adv. Reichert.

"The answer, in my opinion, lies in the strength of the evidence and the assessment of his legal situation," the senior prosecutor explains.

"Even Netanyahu, the magician, understands that he must adopt a new tactic that will free him from the bars. He also knows that the age of heroism is not immune from imprisonment, if he is convicted at the end of his trial and his silence, in recent days, speaks for itself."

Adv. Edith Reichert, Photo: elite beauty

Retired Supreme Court President Barak: "I could not remain indifferent"

The retired president of the Supreme Court and who conceived the judicial revolution, Justice Aharon Barak, yesterday commented on why he is in favor of the emerging plea deal and explained, in light of the criticism leveled at him, that Benjamin Netanyahu maintained the law enforcement system until the indictment was filed.

"From the moment an indictment was filed against Netanyahu, all his actions harmed the system while accusing it of accusing him," Barak claims.

"When I received a personal request from Netanyahu, I could not remain indifferent," he said.

"The rift in the people must be stopped. Netanyahu was one of the greatest defenders of the justice system."

He added that in recent months he had received inquiries from senior Likud members who had asked him to initiate a conversation with Mandelblit on the subject.

"I asked them if Netanyahu had sent them, and they replied in the negative. Until recently, I received a personal request from Netanyahu and decided not to remain indifferent. I hope that there will now be a turnaround in the matter," he explained.

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