"The entire public sees what is happening in court and how the investigation against me was conducted. It is enough to close the cases against me right now, but it has not happened yet. In recent days, false allegations have been made in the media about things I allegedly agreed to, such as the claim I agreed to admit to moral turpitude. This is not correct," says former premier Benjamin Netanyahu in a video message.
Jerusalem-born judge was head of the committee investigating the Mount Meron stampede and was a member of the panel of judges that convicted Shas leader Arye Deri.
While no one knows what Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu's political fate will be, MKs Miri Regev and Israel Katz fire barbs at each other, and MK Ofir Akunis warns that internecine fighting "plays into the hands of the bad government."
Experts explain whether the consecutive tremors in northern Israel on Sunday can be seen as a sign of a much larger earthquake to come.
Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit says he has yet to find evidence substantiating claims that the police monitored the leaders of a protest movement against then-PM Netanyahu, mayors, and other citizens without court approval. State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman and the Privacy Authority also plan to investigate the allegations.
Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar agree to proposal to grant some NIS 500,000 (roughly $160,000) to the families of the victims of the Mount Meron disaster. The proposal still requires government approval.
Deputy State Prosecutor Shlomo Lemberger's comments on the matter are the first time an official from the State Attorney's Office has discussed the former prime minister's potential plea deal publicly.
"A lot of our contemporaries have gone to Florida," says recent immigrant Marilyn Berkowitz, 84. "But I think they should become sandbirds, not snowbirds."
Snow also falls in the northern city of Safed and other peaks in the northern mountains and also on Har Bracha in Samaria.
Initiative had garnered support among party members who hoped to buy time to elect a leader and avoid the chaos of primary elections at this time. Netanyahu’s defense team says chances of reaching a plea deal under Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit are now “very slim.”
