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Netanyahu Trial Judges Order Attorney General to Appear Despite Objections

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Judges in the Benjamin Netanyahu corruption trial have ordered Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to attend a hearing on Wednesday, rejecting her request to be absent. The court stated her personal appearance is needed for a substantive dialogue on the trial's continuation. The judges, Rivka Friedman-Feldman, Mose Bar-Am, and Oded Shaham, will decide if the hearing will be public or private.

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Netanyahu trial judges ordered Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to attend a hearing.
The judges rejected the Attorney General's request to be excused from the hearing.
The court stated the Attorney General's personal appearance is necessary for a substantive dialogue.
The hearing will discuss the continuation of the corruption trial.
The judges have not yet decided if the hearing will be public or private.

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Judges presiding over the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have ordered the Attorney General to attend a special hearing on Wednesday, overriding her request to be excused. The Jerusalem District Court judges, Rivka Friedman-Feldman, Mose Bar-Am, and Oded Shaham, stated that while they considered the Attorney General's position that her representatives could attend, they believe her personal appearance is necessary.

In their decision, the judges explained that a "two-sided, substantive dialogue" requires the "person responsible for decision-making" to be present. They noted that the Attorney General had indicated she believed her presence was unnecessary and that she trusted the prosecution's representatives in the case.

The court, however, concluded that there is "added value" in the Attorney General's own appearance to facilitate a productive discussion about the future conduct of the trial. The specific format of the hearing, whether public or private, has not yet been determined.