PM called for live broadcast of his corruption trial, and publication of a series of Justice Ministry documents, asserting this would destroy the cases against him

PM doubles down on attack on justice system, says he has nothing to hide, in TV interview hours after taking defendant's bench

After assailing Mandelblit before opening of his corruption trial, PM said to honor Orly Lev, who was questioned for posting AG's phone number, saying his smile must be 'wiped off'

After PM accuses police, prosecutors of inventing 'baseless cases' and claims Mandelblit may have 'something to hide,' attorney general says arguments will only be heard in court

Premier sits mostly silent through opening hearing, face hidden behind face mask; confirms he has read graft charges against him, as hundreds rally outside Jerusalem District Court

Demonstrators at the court where criminal trial will be held portray attorney general as a traitor, while Netanyahu's critics call for his resignation at protest outside residence

Judge David Rozen said to be looking into whether any information was hidden from officials who decided to close probe into attorney general in Harpaz affair

As his corruption trial begins, the PM's supporters go on the offensive and Avichai Mandelblit finds himself embroiled once more in a decade-old scandal

Likud minister David Amsalem claims there's 'no dispute' about AG's guilt in 2010 affair in which he was briefly a suspect; new justice minister says remark 'crosses red line'

Avi Nissenkorn says he intends 'to weigh the different possibilities,' while keeping AG Mandelblit temporarily in post after clash over previous office holder