Avichai Mandelblit

Mandelblit resumes testimony as Netanyahu defense presses on investigation approvals

Mandelblit, who authorized the investigations and later approved the indictment, testified for the defense. Netanyahu’s lawyer, Amit Hadad, questioned him about what he permitted police to examine.

Former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit walks into the courtroom at the Jerusalem District Court, October 25, 2026.
Former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit testifies in Netanyahu trial, October 22, 2026.

Netanyahu defense challenges investigation approvals as judge presses Mandelblit

Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit arrives to testify in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, October 21, 2026.

Mandelblit says he suspected leaks aimed at pressuring him over Netanyahu investigations

Former Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit arrives to testify in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, October 12, 2026.

Mandelblit’s testimony raises new questions about Netanyahu’s trial - opinion


Mandelblit: Judicial reform is meant to stop Netanyahu's trial

"There's no democracy without this indictment, that isn't Israeli democracy," said Mandelblit about the indictment against Netanyahu.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit sit alongside each other a cabinet meeting in 2014.

NGO calls for new arrangement on conflict of interest as Netanyahu meets A-G

The Movement for Quality Government NGO petitioned the High Court, calling to limit Netanyahu's Prime Ministerial powers.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting, December 2, 2018

Mandelblit: ICC jumping on Russia war crimes won’t harm Israel

Mandelblit said that Israel's significant investment in probing its own alleged war crimes would protect it from outside legal cases.

 Outgoing Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit at his retirement ceremony, February 1, 2022.

Ex-A-G Mandelblit: I refused to let pressures stop Netanyahu trial

Speaking at an Israel Bar Association conference in Tel Aviv celebrating his tenure, former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit said that Netanyahu had attempted to undermine his position.

Avicahi Mandelblit

Netanyahu fails to secure plea deal with Mandelblit

Benjamin Netanyahu could theoretically negotiate a new plea deal with the new attorney-general, but it is clear it won't be more lenient than what Avichai Mandelblit offered.

 Then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Avichai Mandelblit at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.

Can Israel's new A-G restore public's trust in the legal establishment? - editorial

People’s trust in the country’s legal establishment seems to be at an all-time low, and it is up to the attorney-general to help restore that trust.

 Newly appointed Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara seen during a welcome ceremony for her in Jerusalem on February 8, 2022.

Gov't approves Baharav-Miara as next A-G - first woman in the post

Baharav-Miara is a private-sector lawyer at Tadmor-Levy & Co., but worked for over three decades in the Justice Ministry.

  Gali Baharav-Miara

Who is democracy’s threat, Netanyahu or the police? - comment

As Netanyahu was being accused of undermining the rule of law, those charged with preserving that law were breaking it.

 OPPOSITION LEADER MK Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a hearing in his ongoing trial at Jerusalem District Court in November.

Israel Police zigzag on NSO affair: New findings change 'state of affairs'

Police had come under fire for allegedly using spyware like NSO's Pegasus against Israeli citizens without authority.

Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai and head of Jerusalem police district Doron Turgeman meet with press near the Damascus gate, following the recent days of clashes between jewish right-wing extremists and Palestinians, April 24, 2021

Danger to Israeli democracy has not passed - Sa'ar at Mandelblit goodbye ceremony

Avichai Mandelblit officially retired as Attorney General after a six-year term. Leading Justice Ministry officials said their goodbyes, with many hinting at a future High Court career.

 Outgoing Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit at his retirement ceremony, February 1, 2022.