Defamation suit seeks NIS 837,000 in damages; former premier shrugs it off as 'amusing'

Ilan Yeshua says editors were told to take down stories about families of soldiers killed in 2014 Gaza war; says was made to fawn over Sara Netanyahu as if in 'Byzantine court'

Ilan Yeshua, former CEO of Walla news, has testified that PM controlled website content as part of alleged quid pro quo with owners

Amit Hadad is one of the main lawyers for the PM in his corruption trial; his office reportedly set up emergency hotline for families to call, in later-deleted item

While noting 'difficulty' in premier being a criminal defendant, justices say there is no current indication Netanyahu can't fulfill his role

Judges cancel several hearings to allow defense to ready for cross-examination of ex-Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua

A family attorney reportedly demanded that Olmert apologize within a week and pay NIS 1 million in damages or face a libel lawsuit, as PM's corruption trial unfolds

Former news site executive recalls owner ordering him to take down article because Netanyahu was set to sign regulatory measure benefitting their principal firm the next day

Former chief of news site recalls Elovitch telling him PM was going 'above and beyond' to help the company and 'we have to find a way to repay him'

As his testimony continues, former CEO of Walla news site recalls 'any negative item led to outburst' from premier's vicinity