Approval From Memory

The man who authorized Netanyahu's investigations is now being asked what, exactly, he authorized. Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit brought his confidence in the prosecution. Netanyahu's lawyers brought documents he said he did not recognize.

On Oct. 12, Mandelblit's second day of testimony, defense attorney Amit Hadad argued that investigators had pursued parts of Case 4000 before obtaining the required approval.

Prosecutors say Mandelblit authorized the investigations, in some cases orally. The legal dispute now turns on paperwork versus memory.

"I have full trust in the prosecution, including the people sitting here," Mandelblit said.

Asked whether prosecutors had concealed information, he said he would be very surprised, then added, "It could be, but I am still not convinced." Institutional trust survives the missing recollection.

Hadad accused prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh of misleading Mandelblit. Tirosh called it a personal attack. Hadad accused her of treating the case as "the case of her life." She replied, "My life is my family." The judge halted the hearing and summoned the lawyers to her chambers.

The prosecution wants its authorizations accepted. The defense wants the authorizations themselves on trial.

Netanyahu's lawyers requested seven days of cross-examination with the man who approved his indictment, with the final session scheduled five days before the election.

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