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Netanyahu camp to stain Mandelblit character ahead of corruption trial

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Published: 12 May 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

'The PM's goal is to arrive in court after Mandelblit has been disgraced’, says official in prosecutor’s office; Bennett’s right-wing party refuses to join ‘Leftist’ coalition

As Netanyahu trial looms, his defenders have AG in their crosshairs (Ynet)
'The PM's goal is to arrive in court after Mandelblit has been disgraced, as if he himself were a criminal,' says official in State Prosecutor's Office, as allies of the beleaguered prime minister rush to share what they say is evidence of the attorney general's own misdeeds

Israel's justice minister enlists pro-Netanyahu comptroller to lay into attorney general (Haaretz)
But sources say State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman is not inclined to address most of the topics Amir Ohana has raised

Bennett's right-wing party: We will not join 'leftist' Netanyahu government (Haaretz)
'We are preparing for the day after Netanyahu,' says party, who will join Lapid, Arab parties, Lieberman and left-wing Meretz on the opposition benches

‘Preparing for day after Netanyahu,’ Yamina says it will join opposition (Times of Israel)
Right-wing party, which had backed Likud leader, refuses to be part of what it calls ‘left-wing’ government’; slate accused of being motivated by cabinet seats, not ideology

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Doctors, anti-coalition, parents: Israelis hit the streets for multiple protests (Times of Israel)
Medical interns protest against 26-hour shifts; demonstrators opposed to PM rally in Rabin Square, at Blue and White MKs’ homes; parents decry limit on number of kids at daycares
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