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


High Court: Not nixing Netanyahu as unfit to be PM - at this time

The justices' position echoed Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit's position from Monday night in which he came closer than ever to declaring Netanyahu unfit, but still avoided crossing that line.

A screen capture of the live stream feed from a hearing at the High Court of Justice

High Court appears to demand quick resolution of justice minister vacancy

The position has been empty since the start of April when Benny Gantz's three-month term as acting justice minister expired.

The Supreme Court in session in Jerusalem

The impact of not having a justice minister - analysis

No major laws can be passed without a justice minister since such a minister runs the ministerial legislative committee.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit talk at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem in 2015.

A-G to High Court: Netanyahu close to being unfit to serve as PM

The attorney-general said that the intensity of the prime minister's attacks on law enforcement had crossed lines that could serve as a basis for declaring him unfit if such deterioration continued.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu corruption trial

Attorney-General: Cabinets cannot decide without justice minister

The special cabinets feature only some selected ministers from the government in order to allow more rapid and efficient decisions.

AVICHAI MANDELBLIT

Mandelblit: Appoint Justice minister to avoid coronavirus prison outbreak

Mandelblit urged Netanyahu and Gantz "once again" to appoint a Justice Minister as quickly as possible.

AVICHAI MANDELBLIT

The coming legal revolution – Will the A-G's position be split in two?

“How could someone in the morning sit with the prime minister about his policies, while at night he must decide to file an indictment against him?"

AVICHAI MANDELBLIT

Israeli police interrogate two Palestinian children detained last week

The story of the five children made headlines last week because of the dramatic video footage and photographs of the incident.

IDF soldiers detain Palestinian children near Havat Maon in the West Bank, March 10, 2021.

A-G refuses to clarify Gantz, Blue and White status threshold missed

These powers for Gantz and his party were passed into law by Blue and White, the Likud and the coalition as a full-fledged basic law, with quasi-constitutional status.

Benny Gantz

A-G institutes lengthy approval process for foreign vaccine aid

Israel has already donated about 22,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

AVICHAI MANDELBLIT