A onetime close aide to former Israeli prime minister
The previous aide, former Communications Ministry director-general
In turn,
At the root of Filber's testimony was a 2015 meeting between Netanyahu and
Taken together, the moves would provide Elovitch with
Filber told the court he felt caught between Netanyahu and Elovitch.
"There was a big connection between these two big men, and the two of them are toying with me," Filber said, according to
The directives helping
"I tried to explain the complexity to the police investigators, but they did not want to hear," Filber said. "They did not want to get the full picture from me -- just 'yes' or 'no.'"
Filber's testimony lasted six hours. He's one of the prosecution's two main witnesses for the Bezeq-Walla affair, also called Case 4000. The other is former top aide turned state witness
Netanyahu faces charges of fraud and breach of trust. He denies wrongdoing, offering unsubstantiated claims that the charges against him are evidence of a political witch hunt led by his opponents.
Netanyahu attended his own trial on Wednesday, the first time in five months he's attended the proceedings in person.
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