Netanyahu to oppose expansion of criminal trial hearing days to five-days-a-week
The prime minister stepped off the witness stand last week, as the defense is due to present other witnesses.
The prime minister stepped off the witness stand last week, as the defense is due to present other witnesses.
Netanyahu’s defense enters its final stretch, with Case 4000 concluding and prosecutors now tackling Case 2000 - allegations of bribery in Netanyahu’s dealings with Yediot Aharonot publisher, Mozes.
When asked how Iran's supply of enriched uranium could be removed from the country, Netanyahu replied simply that "You go in, and you take it out."
US President Donald Trump was reportedly surprised that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to return to trial on Wednesday, Axios reported.
In a filing submitted Tuesday, Netanyahu’s attorney Amit Hadad asked the court to hold Wednesday’s hearing only from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., citing a “security matter."
About 90 minutes before the hearing was scheduled to begin, it was abruptly canceled, following a request from Netanyahu's attorney, Amit Hadad.
Netanyahu’s testimony in his ongoing criminal trial has been delayed again, with no return to the witness stand expected before next week.
Netanyahu’s corruption trial will resume Sunday after weeks of war-related court disruptions, returning to cross-examination in the high-profile Case 4000 proceedings.
"Long-term solutions include rerouting energy pipelines westward, across Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea and Mediterranean, bypassing Iran's geographic choke point," Netanyahu told Newsmax.
He said that although he remains skeptical of any deal with Iran, Trump believes that the conditions for Tehran "may lead them to accept terms that would allow for a good deal."
Trump also said that "tremendous progress" has been made in Gaza and in Mideast. • Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially joined Gazan Board of Peace.