Already in 2024: New Details on the 'Night Meeting' Affair of Feldstein and Braverman

A new report reveals that Eli Feldstein provided the name of Tzachi Braverman to investigators as early as November 2024, during secret negotiations to turn him into a state witness. The talks did not lead to an agreement, and the information remained confidential until Feldstein publicly named Braverman in an interview. The article exposes the behind-the-scenes developments of the document leak affair to 'Bild'.

A new report by 'Hayom' reveals that Eli Feldstein, the former communications adviser in the Prime Minister's circle, provided the name of Tzachi Braverman, then head of the Prime Minister's Office staff, to investigators as early as November 2024. This was part of secret negotiations he conducted to turn Braverman into a state witness in the affair of leaking classified documents to the German 'Bild'. The talks, which lasted two days, included an offer to provide information on three topics: the night meeting with Braverman, the alleged involvement of Yonatan Urich in publishing the document, and information allegedly concerning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, the talks did not lead to an agreement. The Attorney General and the State Prosecutor's Office determined that the information provided by Feldstein did not justify signing a state witness agreement, partly due to evidentiary difficulties and the nature of the offenses. The information about Braverman remained confidential as part of the negotiation materials, until Feldstein publicly named Braverman in an interview with Omri Assenheim on Kan 11, thereby 'whitening' the information and paving the way for the investigation of the 'night meeting'. The article also reveals that the credibility of Feldstein's version was examined as early as November 2024, and that investigators were able to verify the very existence of the meeting. Judge Menachem Mizrahi, who is handling the case, spoke harshly about the negotiations, saying that 'anyone who reads it will have their ears burn'.