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Ongoing Story· Day 26

Netanyahu's Lawyers to Call Former Attorney General Mandelblit as Witness

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Ayelet Hasson Slams Former AG Mandelblit Over Netanyahu Trial Testimony

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Commentator Ayelet Hasson criticized former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit after an encounter at the courthouse and his testimony in the Benjamin Netanyahu trial. Hasson called Mandelblit's claim of a verbal order to investigate a prime minister "shocking and illegal," asserting written approval is mandatory. She also accused Mandelblit of negligence and being manipulated, suggesting he should have resigned. The exchange occurred after Hasson questioned Mandelblit about a case closure decision.

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  • Ayelet Hasson called former AG Avichai Mandelblit's testimony about a verbal investigation order "shocking and illegal."
  • Hasson stated written approval is required to investigate a prime minister, not a verbal order.
  • Hasson recounted an encounter with Mandelblit in a courthouse corridor, which he later described as an attack.
  • Hasson accused Mandelblit of negligence and being manipulated by others.
  • Hasson suggested Mandelblit should have resigned his position.
  • The exchange occurred during Mandelblit's testimony in the Benjamin Netanyahu trial.
Ayelet Hasson Slams Former AG Mandelblit Over Netanyahu Trial Testimony
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Commentator and presenter Ayelet Hasson has strongly criticized former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit following an encounter at the courthouse and his testimony in the Benjamin Netanyahu trial. Hasson recounted approaching Mandelblit in a courthouse corridor to question his decision not to close a case against him. She described the encounter as polite, but Mandelblit later claimed she had attacked him. Hasson dismissed this, stating, "He defamed me." She also questioned Mandelblit's testimony, particularly his claim that he gave a verbal order to open investigations against a prime minister, calling it "shocking and illegal." Hasson argued that written approval is required for such actions and that a verbal order is unprecedented. She further criticized Mandelblit for not resigning his position, suggesting he knew information that could harm him and that he was manipulated by others. Hasson believes Mandelblit was negligent and allowed procedures to be bypassed, enabling others to act as they pleased because they "trampled him."

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