Israeli court rules former PM Olmert defamed Netanyahu
2 years, 1 month ago

Israeli court rules former PM Olmert defamed Netanyahu

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — An Israeli court ruled Monday that former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert defamed his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu, and ordered him to pay damages to the former leader and his family. The high-profile defamation suit that kicked off earlier this year pitted the only Israeli prime minister ever to go to prison against the ousted longest-serving leader of the country. Netanyahu sued Olmert for remarks he made in 2021, after a series of inconclusive parliamentary elections. The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court dismissed Olmert’s claim that he was “expressing an opinion in good faith” by saying Netanyahu exhibited “crazy behavior” and that his wife and son suffered from “mental illness.” The court ruled that Olmert’s remarks on DemocraTV in April 2021 constituted defamation of character and ordered the former prime minister to pay damages totaling around $18,000 to Netanyahu and his family, as well as legal costs.

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Israel’s Netanyahu testifies in his corruption trial for first time
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Israel’s Netanyahu testifies in his corruption trial for first time

Live Mint  

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Live Mint  

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1 month ago

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India Today  

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Al Jazeera  

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India Today  

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The Independent  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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LA Times  

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Associated Press  

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Al Jazeera  

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The Independent  

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LA Times  

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ABC  

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ABC  

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LA Times  

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1 year, 11 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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ABC  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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LA Times  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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3 years ago

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Al Jazeera  

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3 years ago

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Associated Press  

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3 years ago

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Al Jazeera  

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3 years, 1 month ago

Former Benjamin Netanyahu aide testifies in ex-prime minister’s corruption trial

LA Times  

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3 years, 5 months ago

How Netanyahu plans to bring down Israel’s new government

Al Jazeera  

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3 years, 7 months ago

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ABC  

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Benjamin Netanyahu's favours were 'currency', prosecutor says as Israel corruption trial starts
3 years, 9 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu's favours were 'currency', prosecutor says as Israel corruption trial starts

ABC  

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Netanyahu's Future At Stake Both In The Courtroom And In Politics
3 years, 9 months ago

Netanyahu's Future At Stake Both In The Courtroom And In Politics

NPR  

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Israel: PM Netanyahu accused of ‘illegitimate use’ of power
3 years, 9 months ago

Israel: PM Netanyahu accused of ‘illegitimate use’ of power

Al Jazeera  

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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes in Jerusalem
3 years, 11 months ago

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes in Jerusalem

Firstpost  

Netanyahu stands accused of accepting lavish gifts from wealthy friends and offering to grant favors to powerful media moguls in exchange for favorable coverage of him and his family Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty on Monday as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom just weeks before national elections in which he hopes …

Israeli PM pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes
3 years, 11 months ago

Israeli PM pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty Monday as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom just weeks before national elections in which he hopes to extend his 12-year rule. Still, he said holding the evidentiary stage at this time would amount to election “interference.” Israel’s longest serving leader is also the first sitting …

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes weeks before election
3 years, 11 months ago

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes weeks before election

ABC  

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Israel PM Netanyahu pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes
3 years, 11 months ago

Israel PM Netanyahu pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes

Al Jazeera  

Benjamin Netanyahu returns to court to face three corruption allegations just six weeks ahead of an election. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has returned to court and pleaded not guilty to corruption charges as his trial enters an intensified phase six weeks before an election. Netanyahu, the first Israeli prime minister to be indicted in office, was charged last year …

Israel’s Netanyahu pressed to sign conflict-of-interest deal
4 years, 4 months ago

Israel’s Netanyahu pressed to sign conflict-of-interest deal

Associated Press  

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Benjamin Netanyahu's graft trial resumes as Israeli PM faces anger over COVID-19 handling, economic fallout
4 years, 5 months ago

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Firstpost  

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial will resume in earnest in January, with thrice-weekly evidentiary hearings set to begin then, a Jerusalem court decided on Sunday. Regardless, the grueling judicial schedule will keep Netanyahu’s legal woes firmly in the national consciousness and conversation — and continue to raise questions over whether he can keep serving while simultaneously standing …

Israel’s Netanyahu attacks justice system as trial begins
4 years, 7 months ago

Israel’s Netanyahu attacks justice system as trial begins

Associated Press  

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Benjamin Netanyahu lashes out at ’ludicrous’ graft charges as trial begins
4 years, 7 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu lashes out at ’ludicrous’ graft charges as trial begins

Live Mint  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at a Jerusalem court Sunday for the start of his long-delayed corruption trial, rejecting the "ludicrous" charges against him and declaring he was facing the hearing "with my head held high." "I came to demonstrate against the accused prime minister who uses his power to destroy the foundations of democracy," said Yoav Eitan, 39, …

Israeli PM Netanyahu's corruption trial set to open
4 years, 7 months ago

Israeli PM Netanyahu's corruption trial set to open

India TV News  

Israel's longest-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces the ignominy of becoming the first sitting premier of the country to go on trial for corruption on Sunday, days after he returned to power following months of political deadlock. According to the indictment, at a series of meetings between Netanyahu and the newspaper's publisher, Arnon Mozes, the two men allegedly discussed a …

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