Ex-Bar Head Accuses Former AG Mandelblit of Cowardice in Netanyahu Trial Testimony
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Avi Noth, former Chairman of the Israel Bar Association, criticized former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit's testimony in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's trial. Noth alleged Mandelblit avoided eye contact and suggested he was perceived as weak and controllable. He questioned the support for Mandelblit's candidacy for Attorney General due to an open criminal file, implying it was a strategic move by prosecutors.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Avi Noth accused former AG Avichai Mandelblit of avoiding eye contact during testimony in PM Netanyahu's trial.
- Noth suggested Mandelblit was perceived as weak and controllable by prosecutors.
- The former Bar Association head questioned support for Mandelblit's AG candidacy due to an open criminal file.
- Noth claimed Mandelblit's perceived weakness made him susceptible to manipulation.
- The indictment against Netanyahu has caused significant division and elections in Israel, Noth stated.
Avi Noth, the former Chairman of the Israel Bar Association, launched a sharp attack on former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Sunday, following Mandelblit's testimony in the trial of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Noth claimed that Mandelblit "looked down and did not look me or Netanyahu in the eyes" during his testimony. He further questioned why Shai Nitzan and his team would support Mandelblit for the position of Attorney General, given his "open criminal file," suggesting it was because they perceived him as "weak" and "extortable."
Noth speculated that Mandelblit might have been "tricked" but argued that if he realized he was being manipulated in a case against the Prime Minister, he should not have remained passive. "Why? Because they have you in a sensitive spot? You are changing the history of the country here," Noth stated, referencing the deep divisions and repeated elections that Israel has experienced due to the indictment against Netanyahu.
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