"It cannot happen again": Likud moves against Mandelblit
Likud headquarters decided to proactively publish all problematic segments from former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit's testimony in the Netanyahu trial, amid assessments that the media would provide minimal coverage of the testimony. The party claims this is a response to the media's blackout of the defense case.
Likud headquarters decided to take active action against former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and publish all problematic segments from his testimony in the Netanyahu trial. The decision was made amid assessments that most media outlets would provide minimal coverage of the testimony. The party claims that during the defense case, the trial received limited and biased coverage that did not reflect the drama in the courtroom. According to them, prosecution witnesses collapsed, unauthorized investigations were uncovered, along with wiretaps and improper interrogation tactics—and the media chose to remain silent. Likud will release a series of videos, quotes, and full protocol excerpts from Mandelblit's testimony, to be distributed on social media and in a direct campaign. The focus of the publications is expected to be the relationship between Mandelblit and former State Attorney Shai Nitzan, and the claim that Mandelblit was "held by the throat." Likud emphasizes that this is a direct response to what they call "the media's attempt to bury the story."