The trial of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed this morning (Tuesday), with the continuation of the cross-examination of state witness Nir Hefetz, who appeared in court for the eighth time. Yesterday, Hefetz revealed an unpublished security affair – the placement of magnetometers on the Temple Mount in 2017. At the beginning of his testimony at 09:00, Hefetz said: “I realized that as a state witness I was going to pay a heavy price, like my branding as a traitor. I was aware of the prices.”
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10:40 Hefetz: “I thought and I still think that the 4000 case would not have come into being if Netanyahu had not been prime minister. Let’s.
10:10 Hefetz was angry at Adv. Ben Tzur’s claims: “What you are saying is delusional. Unequivocally nothing was closed that was not recorded. Nothing, Zero. You can say that a thousand more times. That is a far-fetched thesis. ”
10:00 Adv. Ben-Tzur asked the state witness if he was told he would be immune in case another case arises against Netanyahu. Hefetz said: “By no means.” “There is no transcript. What we did was take the recording and give it to the company to decipher. Let’s see what we got.”
09:45 Adv. Ben-Zur presents various memoranda from the process prior to the signing of the state witness agreement, perhaps with the intention of questioning the date of Hefetz’s decision to sign the agreement and proving that this happened in the vicinity of the pressures exerted on him. Hefetz denied.
09:25 Hefetz v. Adv. Ben Tzur: “I will continue to tell the truth. “You deviate from the rules of the game, give me comments under the belt,” Hefetz claims. Judge Friedman-Feldman calmed the spirits again. Hefetz emphasizes: “Ma’am, I will not receive comments under the belt.”
09:20 Conflict between lawyers and defense attorneys. Hefetz told Adv. Boaz Ben-Zur: “Stop commenting under the belt,” Adv. Ben-Tzur replies: “Are you threatening me?” The judge demands a respectful hearing.