Avichai Mandelblit

Netanyahu defense challenges investigation approvals as judge presses Mandelblit

Testifying for a sixth day at Jerusalem District Court, Mandelblit said investigators should have sought his approval before tapping someone involved in Netanyahu’s personal and political affairs.

Former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit testifies in Netanyahu trial, October 22, 2026.
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

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 says he would be surprised if prosecutors hid evidence in Netanyahu trial


14 days: Netanyahu deal?

Netanyahu has consistently denied all allegations in his ongoing trial for fraud, breach of trust and bribery.

PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU consults with Avichai Mandelblit.

Netanyahu rejects plea deal with clause that would ban him from politics

Reports have circulated for the past two weeks about developments to the plea deal that would see Netanyahu leave politics.

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

Police: 'There is no proof to spyware allegations, everything was legal'

Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit said initial examination did not turn up evidence of systemic misuse of surveillance technologies.

Avicahi Mandelblit

Netanyahu plea deal will not build trust in Israel's Supreme Court - opinion

Anyone who wants to build trust in the justice system must understand that Benjamin Netanyahu did not create the rift; he just became the face of it.

 A SOLDIER carries out an evacuation of a home in Neve Dekalim in August 2005 during the Gaza disengagement. The days after the disengagement led to the public’s biggest rift with the Supreme Court.

To justify Netanyahu plea deal, public interest must be preserved - opinion

Solidarity is a kind of “public credit” that we must use wisely given the real challenges facing the State of Israel. A continuation of this trial would be an irresponsible waste of that credit.

 A PROTEST against a plea deal with former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes place last Saturday night near the Petah Tikva home of Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit. Netanyahu and Mandelblit are seen in the photo on the placard.

Netanyahu’s PR wins in plea deal drama leading to legal jeopardy - analysis

A stake for A-G Mandelblit and the prosecutors is an unconditional surrender of the public narrative pushed by former PM.

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

High Court rejects petition to block Deri from future office as premature

The High Court approved the constitutionality of Deri's plea bargain, leaving open the option of his return to politics in the future.

 Head of the Shas party Aryeh Deri reacts during a memorial ceremony marking 26 years since the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on October 18, 2021.

Faint echoes of Ford pardoning Nixon in possible Netanyahu plea deal - analysis

While what is being discussed is a plea, not a presidential pardon like the one that completely cleared Richard Nixon of any crimes, there are still parallels. 

 Opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening broadcast of Channel 14, November 27, 2021.

Netanyahu likely to agree to A-G Mandelblit’s plea deal conditions

Former chief justice Aharon Barak is one of the forces behind A-G Avichai Mandelblit’s consideration to avoid jail time.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Cabinet Secretary Avichai Mandelblit (R) during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

Anti-Netanyahu plea deal protest held outside A-G's house

Minister Eli Avidar, who was one of the leaders of the protests, called the demonstrators to also insist on a probe of the Submarine Affair. 

 Protests outside A-G Avichai Mandelblit's home as reports come in that he is close to a plea deal with former prime minister Netanyahu, January 15, 2022