It is clear that Netanyahu is incapable of running state affairs as if he isn’t in the midst of a legal battle, while the state is incapable of functioning as though its prime minister isn’t immersed in corruption cases. We must put an end to this saga as soon as possible.
Archiv: Avichai Mandelblit
Mendelblit, Don’t Delay
(14.1.2018) Taxation and economics prosecutor Liat Ben Ari and State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan must submit their opinions to Mendelblit within a month or two.
Bibistan vs. Israel
Netanyahu has declared war on the state. This is what the election is really about. It’s not Netanyahu versus Gantz and Lapid and Gabbay; it’s not right versus left, or right versus the soft right or the center-right. It’s Bibistan versus Israel. One side still refuses to see this; the other side is already two thousand steps ahead of it.
Netanyahu has launched an all-out war. To him, the end of his rule equals the end of the world, so the precept of “kill or be killed” applies.
Indictment Hovers over Netanyahu as Elections Loom
THE RUNDOWN | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s biggest obstacle to staying in office may not be at the ballot box, but in the office of Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit. He must decide if and when to file corruption charges against Netanyahu.
Avigdor Liberman: Benjamin Netanyahu may take a plea deal and resign
(10.2.2019) The deal would involve Netanyahu resigning in exchange for not being put on trial, in which case Likud would have to elect a new leader before the elections, “an upheaval” whose results would be unpredictable, the Yisrael Beytenu chairman said.
Netanyahu expands legal team as indictment announcement looms
(10.2.2019) With the attorney general gearing up to announce a possible indictment against him, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has beefed up his defense team, hiring prominent defense attorney Pini Rubin, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said Sunday.
Intensifying rumors going around Jerusalem that Netanyahu planning to resign in return for a plea bargain or so he can raise money for his mounting legal bills, are hard to confirm or credit, but could explain his bizarre scorched-earth campaign, lack of discipline and planning>>
Gantz: Israel should not be ruling over another people
Daum: Moshe Ya’alon, your partner, thinks the Oslo Accords were a terrible disaster. He opposed the Gaza disengagement and he thinks there is no Palestinian partner to talk to. Where do you stand on these issues?
Gantz: The main question is that of security. It needs to ensure the State of Israel’s security. Now, there’s a question of interest here. We—and Netanyahu said this in his Bar-Ilan speech (a 2009 address in which the prime minister backed Palestinian statehood) —are not looking to control anyone else. We need to find a way in which we’re not controlling other people.
Netanyahu Rival: Israel Should Not Control Palestinians
The leading challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a published interview Wednesday that Israel should „find a way“ to end its control over the Palestinians.
Former military chief Benny Gantz made the comments in an interview with the Ynet news site. It was his first interview with the Israeli media since his maiden political speech last week.
52% of public, 10% of Likud: Netanyahu should resign if indicted – poll
The sample included 600 respondents, representing a national sample of the adult population of Israel aged 18 and over. The maximum sampling error for the entire sample was ± 4.1% at a confidence level of 95%.
Netanyahu’s legal woes should be a boon for Israel’s left, but it’s busy imploding
Labor in 2017 named as its leader Avi Gabbay, a millionaire who made his money at the helm of Israel’s largest telecom provider.
Just a year earlier, Gabbay had been a minister in Netanyahu’s cabinet for a small centrist party he had helped found. Gabbay’s appointment as Labor’s leader has turned off many in that party, who are now calling for his removal.
Netanyahu’s Request Rejected: Attorney General Won’t Postpone Indictment Decision Until After Election
Prime minister’s spokesperson says AG ‚has given in to pressure from the left and the media‘ to file an indictment ‚at any price‘
Gantz Closes Gap on Netanyahu: Dramatic Rise in Polls After Debut Speech
When asked who should be prime minister, 36% of those polled by Channel 12 said Netanyahu while 35% said Gantz.
A poll held last week showed that Netanyahu would lose four Knesset seats if Attorney General Avichai Medelblit announces his intention to indict him for accepting bribes ahead of the election.
Benny Gantz Breaks Silence: Netanyahu Is No King, Can’t Keep Seat if Indicted
Former Israel Defense Forces chief Benny Gantz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s biggest challenger, formally announced his candidacy for the premiership Tuesday and said his government would „strive toward peace and not miss an opportunity to achieve peace in the region.“
„Netanyahu is no king, his government sows division and incitement,“ Gantz said, speaking at the Tel Aviv Convention Center.
In New Video, Netanyahu Says Bribery Indictment Would Be Surrender to Left and Media
In a video released Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a decision to indict him for bribery would be a surrender by the attorney general to the left and the media.
Mandelblit on record: Vote won’t delay PM corruption decision
The election will not delay the decision regarding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public corruption cases, Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit told Hadashot News in a rare on-the-record interview aired Saturday night.
#Netanyahu’s fate lies in the hands of the #Mandelblit (Israel’s Attorney General) who will personally decide whether and when to indict him
A Panicked Netanyahu Is Bracing for the Inevitable
In fact – and Bibi gets this – he will have no choice. The public will demand his resignation and some of the coalition parties will do likewise. Likud ministers who see the Promised Land looming will turn their backs on him, and maybe more than that. He will lose his ability to function, his legitimacy, the moral authority to lead a state. The land will heave, and at the end of the road the High Court of Justice will await.
Netanyahu slams ‚brutal pressure‘ to indict him during election period
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Israeli media, and what he characterized as „left-wing demonstrators,“ of applying „brutal and inhuman pressure“ on Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to issue an indictment against him „at any price.“
Mandelblit to decide on Netanyahu indictment, hearing before elections
Mandelblit’s spokesman also confirmed the Hadashot report which said that Mandelblit met last week to consult with a mix of former attorney-generals, Supreme Court justices and head state attorneys: Yehuda Weinstein, Meir Shamgar, Aharon Barak, Moshe Lador, Elyakim Rubinstein, Dorit Beinisch, Edna Arbel, Gavriel Bach and Zvi Zamir.
According to the report, all those present unanimously said that the decision must be published pre-election.
Netanyahu: I won’t resign if attorney general announces intention to indict
(31.12.2018) ‘Imagine if ultimately the case was closed, and a prime minister had been ousted,’ Netanyahu says. That would be ‘a terrible blow to democracy’
Waning Support for Netanyahu Hits His Party in the Gut
An Israel Television News Company survey found that 52 percent of the public does not wish to see him return to the Prime Minister’s Office, while 34 percent do. Not so long ago, the numbers were reversed, in his favor. Something has apparently dented this support.
Former Israeli General Jumps Into 2019 Race To Challenge Netanyahu
ESTRIN: What Benny Gantz did today was form a new party called Israel Resilience. The word in Hebrew, (speaking Hebrew), indicates a toughness. And he used the word in a speech last month when he offered veiled criticism of the current leadership. There had been a lot of speculation that Gantz might run for office. When pollsters asked Israelis who they’d vote for, Gantz came in second even before he announced his candidacy. Gantz hasn’t spelled out his political platform yet, but Israeli commentators believe he’ll brand himself a centrist.
Israel attacks Hamas targets after Gaza rocket lands in open terrain
The army said that …
Regierungskrise: Israel wählt bereits im April ein neues Parlament
Premierminister Netanjahu kommt ein früherer Wahltermin auch deshalb entgegen, weil bisher noch eine endgültige Entscheidung aussteht, ob er in drei Fällen wegen Korruption angeklagt wird. Die Entscheidung trifft der Generalstaatsanwalt, in zumindest zwei Fällen sollen sich Staatsanwälte bereits für eine Anklage ausgesprochen haben. Aber laut israelischer Rechtslage müsste der Premierminister auch im Falle einer Anklage nicht zurücktreten.
Israel’s Attorney General Must Decide Now on Netanyahu
This is a very problematic message, to say the least. If Netanyahu is dragging a whole country into an early election in the hope of preceding the attorney general’s decision on the corruption investigations, then Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit’s decision to continue the process as if there were no election is tantamount to burying his head in the sand.
Israel Elections – Netanyahu Tells Settler Leaders: The Left Will Try to Take Power With the Media’s Help
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told settler leaders on Wednesday that the left will try to take power in the upcoming elections „using the media and others.“
„They can’t be allowed to succeed,“ Netanyahu said at a meeting in Jerusalem, adding that a left-wing election victory „will be a clear danger to the settlement enterprise.“
Israel’s Extensive Syria Strike Signals: Business as Usual Despite Trump and Putin
The strike in the Damascus area was likely aimed at a specific target such as Iranian weapons depots, but it has a wider geopolitical context
Behind the Scenes of Netanyahu’s Decision to Go to Early Election
That morning Netanyahu had taken part in a ceremony swearing in the new Bank of Israel governor, Amir Yaron, and also held a lengthy meeting with the army’s ombudsman, Maj. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brik. At 1:30 P.M., half an hour behind schedule, the meeting with the party heads began.
Day after election called, Netanyahu green lights new settler homes
A day after announcing new elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to advance and approve 2010 new settler homes.
Separately he has fast-tracked the retroactive authorization of illegally built settler homes on private Palestinian property.
April 9 Election Heralds Final Decisive Battle in Israel’s War of the Worlds
Netanyahu’s personal scorched earth campaign against the rule of law is now the battering ram of the right’s assault on democracy
Attorney General to Netanyahu: You Can’t Collect Information on Left-wing Organizations
Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that he does not have the legal authority to collect information on left-wing organizations.
People went to the supermarket where Attorney-General Mandelblit does his Shabbat shopping to harass him with signs calling Netanyahu “crime minister”
(14.8.2018)
„It seems that Shin Bet thinks participating in a protest of a tour of the West Bank are an existential threat to the state of Israel,“ [@acri_online’s Dan] Yakir said. „Instead of the Attorney General crying foul over these things, he embraces them.“
Shin Bet Gets Backing From AG’s Office: Left-wing Activists Detained to ‚Prevent Illegal Activity‘
Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber backed Shin Bet detentions and interrogations of left-wing activists entering Israel. In a letter issued Friday to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Zilber wrote…
Mendelblit, Don’t Delay
(14.1.2018) Taxation and economics prosecutor Liat Ben Ari and State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan must submit their opinions to Mendelblit within a month or two.
AG decries attacks on media, in veiled criticism of Netanyahu
Speaking at a conference organized by Hadashot TV news, Mandelblit said, “A free press is an essential component of a democratic society and it is of utmost importance to protect and guard it.”
He added that the role of the media was similar to that of the police and law enforcement.
Mendelblit is the first attorney general who dared to indict a prime minister’s wife, but every minute he squandered on the gourmet meals case was a wasted one || Analysis
(22.6.2018)
Israel’s AG Says He Won’t Delay Netanyahu Probe Even if Elections Called
The attorney general also said there’s a feeling that the Knesset is trying to undermine the law enforcement system. “At times it seems the law enforcement system is standing alone,” he said, pledging to continue with the struggle against corruption.
Public Security, Justice Ministers Snub Meeting of Police Brutality Lobby in Knesset
(4.6.2018) The lobby brings together groups from the whole political spectrum, from minority communities such as the Arabs and Ethiopians, the ultra-Orthodox, LGBTQs, settlers, the disabled, representatives of people slated for eviction from the Tel Aviv neighborhood Givat Amal, and more.
At the meeting on Monday, protesters, their families and representatives of social organizations testified on cases in which police officers allegedly used excessive force.
Wooing Trump Pays Off for Netanyahu as His Popularity Soars
(31.5.2018) Netanyahu’s grip on power is still potentially in jeopardy, and his political successes shouldn’t have a bearing on Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit’s decision whether to indict him in the corruption cases — in theory at least. But it would take an especially aggressive attorney general to indict a popular, sitting prime minister for the first time in Israel’s history, said Eran Vigoda-Gadot, a political science professor at Haifa University.
Mendelblit, Don’t Delay
(14.1.2018) Taxation and economics prosecutor Liat Ben Ari and State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan must submit their opinions to Mendelblit within a month or two.
Netanyahu: Only the A-G will decide whether to indict me
(7.2.2018) “So don’t worry,” Netanyahu said sarcastically. “There will be recommendations [to indict], and also signs reading ‘Bibi is guilty until proven otherwise,’” he said, criticizing signs that were spotted at the ongoing Saturday night anti-corruption protests in Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit’s neighborhood in Petah Tikva and at Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv.
AG to Sara Netanyahu: Give back state funds, then I’ll decide on indictment
Rejecting an offer made by Sarah Netanyahu’s legal team for the prime minister’s wife to pay back state funds she allegedly diverted for personal use if criminal charges against her are dropped, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has reportedly told her lawyers that she must first give back the money, and only then will he decide on whether to indict her.
INDICTMENT FOR PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU’S WIFE COULD BE IMMINENT
(8.4.2018) It is likely that Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit will be filing an indictment against Sara Netanyahu imminently now that Passover is over, The Jerusalem Post has confirmed.
The exact timing, however, is still undecided and it is possible that it could take weeks, rather than days.