There may be no reason to be suspicious of the notes. But the fact that they exist, along with the cries of Netanyahu allies that he can't possibly run the country while taking the stand bolsters the arguments that he should never have continued to hold office as PM while he fights to stay out of prison

Israel's culture minister says films shown at the festival are 'against the state of Israel and slander IDF soldiers,' and urged the finance minister to determine whether there he could impose fines on the institution. Meanwhile, the Film Review Council is threatening to ban 'The Governor'

'They left us homeless': Israeli officials arrived at the village with several bulldozers to dismantle the temporary homes local Bedouin residents had put up, after the government failed to provide appropriate alternative housing

The Israeli prime minister admitted to having a person friendship with the owner of Walla, but claimed the news site's coverage of him was hostile and negligible. He said that he tried to diversify the telecom market, which he claimed was dominated by left-leaning outlets. The judges allowed Netanyahu to receive ostensibly urgent notes during his testimony – apparently a way of allowing him to interrupt the flow of his testimony

Incident, in Sydney suburb with high Jewish population, condemned by PM Albanese as 'hate crime,' as Australian Jewish Association says government must consider stepping down

Fewer protesters than expected showed up outside the Tel Aviv courthouse. Government supports attacked as usual Oslo, the High Court and the AG but also slung a lot of mud at the hostages' families