Netanyahu's Corruption Trial: The Key Players Who Will Decide the PM's Fate
A glance at some of the main players who could tip the balance in Netanyahu's trial in three cases on charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust
For the first time in Israel’s history, an incumbent prime minister is on trial. The battle for public opinion and other background noise are supposed to remain outside the courtroom of Jerusalem District Court Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman. Now all eyes are on the hundreds of witnesses, the prosecutors and the defense attorneys, and primarily on the judges, who will have to weigh contradicting narratives in order to determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a criminal or innocent of wrongdoing.
Here are the people whose testimonies and the way they function will eventually bring about a decision on the three cases that have been seizing the country’s attention for years.
Judges

Bar-Am

Friedman-Feldman

Shaham
Accused

Elovitch

Netanyahu

Mozes
Key witnesses

Harow

Hefetz

Filber
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■ Netanyahu the defendant serves notice on his judges: You’re next
■ For Netanyahu supporters, he's already exonerated. Now the judges must fall in line
■ What Netanyahu had done during his investigations is even worse than the actual charges
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