New Revelations of Mandelblit’s Targeted Lawfare Against Netanyahu

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An important post written by Eli Zipori. Read:

Today’s drama in Netanyahu’s trial:
** Investigator Dovi Shretzer revealed the name of the investigator who turned to the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash) in real time to complain about improper conduct in the Netanyahu case investigations – it was retired Deputy Superintendent Tzachi Havkin, who was involved in cases 1000, 2000, and 4000. Havkin’s complaint was never examined because Keren Bar Menachem, head of Mahash, demanded that he write his name and rank, while Havkin wanted to remain anonymous.
Havkin began testifying today, even though the prosecution tried to postpone his testimony, and he listed a long series of events that, in his view, indicate “improper” or “irregular” conduct in the Netanyahu cases.

** The investigators exceeded Mandelblit’s authorization at the beginning of the investigation in Case 1000: Havkin admitted that Mandelblit limited the authorization only to the use of James Packer’s apartment at the Royal Beach Hotel, but the investigation team ignored this, exceeded the authorization, and asked about gifts to the Netanyahu couple – “I said, wait a second, that’s something we overstepped. We asked broad questions in the early stages.”

** Mandelblit did not allow an investigation of Yossi Cohen, former head of Mossad, regarding the use of Packer’s apartment at the Royal Beach Hotel, but he did allow an investigation of Yair Netanyahu, even though he is not a public servant: Havkin admitted that he viewed Yossi Cohen’s use of the apartment as an offense – “I thought it was right and necessary to open an investigation, or at least an inquiry. Mandelblit instructed that we make a complete separation of the materials, and that Yossi Cohen’s incident would be investigated later, separately. By the time I left, he had not been investigated.”

** The investigators knew in real time that Filber’s version about the “guidance meeting,” on which the indictment in Case 4000 was based, did not align with the evidence: Havkin admitted that already in real time the investigation team knew that the date of the “guidance meeting,” according to Filber’s testimony, did not match the phone location data and other evidence – “It was a topic discussed in the unit.”

** Ilan Yeshua was not questioned under warning, even though, in his view, he was a partner to the offenses: Havkin admitted that he did not understand why Ilan Yeshua was not questioned under warning, even though in his testimony he said he was effectively a partner to the alleged offenses – “Yeshua voluntarily said he was part of the offense. I asked why he wasn’t questioned under warning, they said that was the instruction of Attorney General Mandelblit, and that’s what was done.”

** Peak motivation in the Netanyahu case investigations: Havkin admitted that there was peak motivation among the investigation units in the Netanyahu cases – “We made superhuman efforts; the investigation units would do everything to succeed.”

October 23, 2025 | 1 Comment »

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