Former MK Eitan Cabel Continues Testimony in Netanyahu Trial
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Former MK Eitan Cabel is testifying in the Netanyahu corruption trial.
- Cabel's testimony concerns a 2014 bill he proposed.
- The bill aimed to regulate newspaper distribution fees.
- It was seen as a measure against the free newspaper "Israel Hayom."
Former Knesset Member Eitan Cabel is testifying again on Wednesday in the trial of Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court. Cabel was previously questioned under caution as part of Case 2000, but the case against him was closed. He was called to testify by Netanyahu's defense team.
The indictment details a bill Cabel proposed in March 2014, titled "Promoting and Protecting the Written Press in Israel." The legislation sought to mandate a fee for every widely distributed daily newspaper. This bill was seen as a measure to limit the free distribution of "Israel Hayom" and benefit "Yedioth Ahronoth," its direct competitor at the time.
Cabel submitted the bill in March 2014, and it was placed on the Knesset table in May. In October of that year, at the start of the Knesset's winter session, Cabel asked the Knesset secretariat to bring the bill for a preliminary vote without prior discussion in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. The vote was scheduled for October 29, 2014, but Cabel ultimately requested a postponement, allowing the bill to be routed for discussion in the ministerial committee.
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