Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wants to attend the court session in which judges will discuss accelerating the trial to five days per week, even though he has already concluded his own testimony, according to reports.
After the judges decided to accelerate the trial schedule to five hearings per week following the High Holy Days, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the court that he wishes to be present when they discuss the matter with the parties — even though he has already completed his testimony. Netanyahu ended his 98-day appearance on the witness stand last Wednesday with a blistering critique of the prosecution. The five-day schedule push had been previously reported by Channel 12, with the judges partly motivated by Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman's impending retirement deadline. Netanyahu's request to attend the scheduling hearing underscores his personal engagement with the procedural phase of the trial, now that the evidentiary stage of his testimony is closed. The court has not yet announced when the discussion will take place.
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