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Netanyahu Requests Court Not to Increase Trial Days to Five Per Week
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First reported by Channel 13 · 19 hours ago
What happened
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lawyer requested the court not to increase trial days to five per week, citing excessive workload and trial delays potentially extending to 2028.
- 01Netanyahu's defense opposes increasing trial days to five per week due to heavy workload.
- 02Attorney Amit Hadad cited the Eichmann trial as the only precedent for such a schedule.
- 03Hadad warned working Saturdays and holidays still wouldn't allow proper witness preparation.
- 04The defense argues the trial could extend beyond March 2028 if the schedule changes.
- 05Judge Friedman Feldman is expected to retire in March 2028, a key trial deadline.
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Kikar HaShabbatRight · Hebrew11 minutes ago
Netanyahu Requests Court Not to Increase Trial Days to Five Per Week
YnetCenter · Hebrew25 minutes ago
Netanyahu’s Lawyer Warns Trial Won’t Finish Before March 2028 Despite Court’s Push for Five-Day Weeks
Channel 13Center · Hebrew26 minutes ago
Netanyahu's Lawyer Says Trial Won't Conclude Before 2028 Amid Court Schedule Changes
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