Ex-AG Mandelblit Confirms Planned Meeting With Reporter

Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit acknowledged during his cross-examination in the Netanyahu trial that a filmed street encounter with reporter Dana Weiss was pre-arranged. When questioned if he had received the interview's script in advance and had the ability to edit or alter it, Mandelblit responded, "It could be." He further stated, "It wasn't accidental, and this is what the spokesperson suggested to me. To walk in the street and say hello to her. It was a planned meeting," he confirmed.

Attorney Amit Haddad presented a headline from a report, "The Prime Minister is dragging the entire country down," and argued that the article was hostile towards Netanyahu and favorable to Mandelblit. When attributing the headline's sentiments to Mandelblit, the witness replied, "It could be." Haddad then read from the article, "The message sheet against me comes directly from above, it's sad and it will hurt us all." Haddad claimed these were Mandelblit's messages during an election period, asserting, "It's political interference."