Court Session Halts Amid Heated Exchange Between Netanyahu's Lawyer and Prosecutor
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
A heated argument between Benjamin Netanyahu's defense attorney Amit Haddad and prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh halted proceedings in the Netanyahu trial on Monday. The exchange occurred during the testimony of former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit. Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman suspended the hearing and called both sides to her chambers after the lawyers accused each other of misconduct.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu's trial session was halted due to a heated argument between his lawyer and the prosecutor.
- The confrontation occurred during the testimony of former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit.
- Defense attorney Amit Haddad accused the prosecution of trapping Mandelblit.
- Prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh called Haddad's remarks "insolence."
- Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman suspended the hearing and summoned the lawyers to her chambers.
A sharp exchange between Benjamin Netanyahu's defense attorney, Amit Haddad, and prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh led to the suspension of proceedings on Monday during the testimony of former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit in the Netanyahu trial. Mandelblit had returned to the witness stand at the request of Netanyahu's defense team.
Early in the hearing, a heated argument erupted between Haddad and Tirosh. Haddad accused the prosecution of setting a trap for the former Attorney General, stating, "They took a legal advisor and trapped him. I will not let go of the prosecution, because they are the ones who filed this case." He further addressed the prosecution, saying, "I understand the distress, because someone is sitting here for whom this is the case of her life."
Tirosh responded immediately, asserting, "My life is my family. We are all lawyers doing our job, and the prosecution is not the defendant here." She characterized Haddad's remarks as "insolence."
Following the confrontation, Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman ordered the session halted and summoned both legal teams to the judges' chambers.
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