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28-05-2025
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Netanyahu criminal trial: Mozes' defense wraps up, cross-examination set to begin next week
Netanyahu's criminal trial wrapped on Wednesday, paving the way for the prosecution's cross-examination next week, which could be a major turning point in is image and legacy. The defense questioning phase of the direct examination in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criminal trial wrapped on Wednesday, paving the way for the prosecution's cross-examination next week, which could be a massive turning point in the prime minister's image and legacy. On his 35th day of testimony at the Tel Aviv District Court on Wednesday, Netanyahu was questioned by Sharon Kleinman, the representative for Yediot Aharonot owner Arnon 'Noni' Mozes, the fourth figure charged in the indictment, along with Shaul and Iris Elovich. In the background of the trial was the marking of the 600th day since October 7, as 58 hostages are still being held in captivity by Hamas in Gaza. The relationship between Mozes and Netanyahu is the heart of Case 2000, one of the three levied against the prime minister. Allegedly, Mozes offered Netanyahu a bribe by proposing positive coverage of him and his family in the prominent daily and negative coverage of political opponents in exchange for the advancement of legislation that would force restrictions on Yediot's rival daily tabloid, Israel Hayom. The charges are based on recordings of conversations between the two, recorded by Netanyahu staffer-turned-state's-witness Ari Harow. Netanyahu was charged with fraud and breach of trust, while Mozes was charged with attempted bribery. Addressing the proposed legislation, which failed to pass into law, Netanyahu said he couldn't recall exactly when he first became aware of it. He also said he had nothing to do with the public relations campaigns against the Israel Hayom bill. Kleinman presented a strategic planning document relating to the law, which has Netanyahu's handwriting on it. In one area, it reads, 'Sheldon [Adelson, the late owner of Israel Hayom] – to the cover.' He then presented copies of the printed paper and its supplements in the coming days, which indeed had Adelson on the cover. Netanyahu insisted he had no recollection of discussing these details with Adelson in phone calls he had with him around that time. But he said that he wasn't shy about his attempts to halt the legislation. When it passed its first reading in the Knesset in 2014, Netanyahu said, 'I used a word then that was truly appropriate at the time, 'Shame!'' This was a loose reference to the rally cry issued today by protesters against the prime minister and the government. Kleinman noted, citing police interrogation transcripts, that Netanyahu told interrogators that he had expressed as much to Adelson himself. 'I am in favor of freedom of the press. I don't control what goes into a paper,' Netanyahu said. Kleinman pointed to a 'hostile' headline in Yediot as an example of what is claimed to have been negative coverage that Netanyahu allegedly sought to change and which relates to the attempted bribery charge. When Netanyahu insisted that the coverage was pointedly negative, Kleinman responded that the articles paint a different reality, one in which the coverage is professional: critical, yet portraying both the right- and left-wing angles. This, supposedly, is the bedrock of the drive behind the openness to a discussion with Mozes on the matter of shifting the coverage. 'Just because I didn't sue a news company for libel doesn't mean that I don't think the publications were fake! Channels 11, 12, and 13 lie all the time. A public figure does not have the time to chase after all these lies,' Netanyahu charged. Kleinman responded that the claim in this case, though, is that Netanyahu was allegedly concerned by a specific series of articles that were published, not a 'wide ocean of lies.' In one instance, Netanyahu addressed the judges, 'You wouldn't sit back if such lies were written about you, would you?' Lead Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman responded, 'Mr. Netanyahu, leave us out of this.' What this does for Mozes' defense is twofold: first, it calls into question Netanyahu's reliability as a witness. Second, it positions Yediot as a serious publication, one that covered news of the prime minister from both the Right and the Left but did so professionally, meaning that any conversations Mozes had with Netanyahu about coverage were within that framework, and so there was no attempted bribery. After receiving four sealed envelopes in the courtroom at around 12 p.m., Netanyahu asked for a break. This was right around the time of the confirmed Israeli strikes on Yemen's Sanaa International Airport, carried out in response to several Houthi ballistic missile attacks fired at Israel over the last week. Separately, a decision recently enforced by the court's guard does not allow questions directed at the prime minister while he is in the room and before the judges enter. This is common practice in any criminal trial. After a break on Wednesday, all journalists were forbidden from reentry until the hearing began anew. This came following a volley of questions directed toward the prime minister earlier that morning. Only a few journalists shouted questions, but all were forbidden from entry.
Saba Yemen
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
In support of extermination, new arms deal to Zionist entity
Occupied Quds - Saba: The website of the Zionist newspaper "Yediot Aharonot", on Monday evening, that the enemy army will receive a large and concentrated shipment of weapons from the United States, which confirms once again that it is a full partner in the war of extermination, ethnic cleansing and brutal massacre against the Palestinian people. According to the Zionist website, this shipment includes more than 3000 pieces of ammunition for the air force, with the aim of improving readiness for large-scale operations in Gaza Strip In addition, the enemy army will later receive more than 10 of 10 thousand pieces of air weapons from the United States, which is the shipment that was frozen during the era of former US President Biden, and the freeze was lifted after entering the White House During the ongoing Zionist aggression on Gaza, US support was clearly visible, whether by providing the Zionist enemy with advanced weapons, or by providing diplomatic cover to prevent any attempts to stop the aggression Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
14-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Staff of enemy's army: impossible to achieve targets of war in Gaza under lack of soldiers
Occupied al-Quds- Saba: Chief of Staff of the Zionist enemy army Eyal Zamir on Monday stressed that the "Israeli" government insists on not finding an alternative to Hamas movement in Gaza as well as the impossibility of achieving the goals of the war, without making radical changes and the major deficiency among the soldiers and the failure of the recruitment law for Haraidim. "With the arrangement of the current forces, which reflects a significant shortage of manpower in the army, it will be very difficult to achieve a large part of the targets set by the government members of the army, according to al-Quds Press. According to the report published by Yediot Aharonot / Zionist website, Zamir warned in recent discussions with the political leadership that if the perception does not change significantly, and the army continues to rely only on the army fighters without reaching an organized plan for the next day of Hamas, "Israel" will find itself in a state of continuous chaos in the Gaza Strip without being able to achieve the war goals, led by the destruction of Hamas that still controls the sector Civil and military, even a year and a half after the outbreak of the war. The newspaper said: "Hamas has continued its strategic policy since the beginning of the maneuver: to preserve its capabilities, even if it is beaten. According to "Israeli" intelligence, about 20,000 of its military personnel are still alive, including some of its leaders. With absolute American support, since October 7, 2023, the enemy forces have continued to commit a genocide in Gaza, which resulted in about 167,000 people and wounded Palestinians, most of them women and children, in addition to more than 11 thousand missing. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Saba Yemen
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Enemy media: Reluctance of reservists poses risk in hostilities resumption event
Occupied Quds - Saba: The Hebrew newspaper "Haaretz" revealed today, Tuesday, that there is a real danger in the event of a hostilities resumption; with some reservists refusing to serve and the army's failure to recruit Haredim. Haaretz newspaper reported that the reluctance of reserve soldiers has become a reality, and only half of the soldiers attend; while the Zionist army is trying to cover this up. The former head of the Israeli enemy's National Security Council, retired General Giora Eiland explained, in an article published by the Hebrew newspaper Yediot Aharonot, on Monday, that the first option is to conclude a full prisoner exchange deal immediately, which means ending the war and withdrawing the Zionist enemy army forces from Gaza Strip. The second option, according to Eiland, is to resume fighting, and the third option is to extend the first phase of the truce for two months, allowing the release of a number of Zionist prisoners in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
10-02-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Zionist protesters : Netanyahu's behavior threatens ceasefire
Occupied Quds - Saba: Hundreds of Zionists demonstrated on Monday evening and blocked one of the main streets in the city of Jaffa "Tel Aviv", following the announcement of Al-Qassam Brigades to stop the release of enemy prisoners until further notice, in light of the occupation's violations of the terms of the agreement. The demonstrators demanded the completion of all stages of the prisoner exchange deal. The Israeli prisoners' families said they made an urgent request to the mediating countries to help find a quick and effective solution that would put the implementation of the deal back on track. The Zionist newspaper "Yediot Aharonot" said, "In light of Hamas's announcement to stop releasing its prisoners, a political source announced that Netanyahu is currently holding consultations with the security leadership, and intends to advance the session of the Political-Security Ministerial Council tomorrow to the morning hours." The newspaper "Maariv" quoted a Zionist source as saying that there are contacts to prevent the collapse of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza Strip. Abu Obeida, spokesman for Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, said that the resistance leadership decided to postpone the handover of the Zionist prisoners who were scheduled to be released on Saturday until further notice. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
