Qatargate
Netanyahu aide Urich indicted for passing on classified information
Urich's charges were added to the broader 'Bild' case indictment, which includes charges against former Prime Minister's Office spokesman Eli Feldstein and IDF reservist Ari Rosenfeld.
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Qatargate: Court orders police to return phones to Netanyahu adviser Yonatan Urich
Lod District Court Judge Michal Brant concluded that there was no legal support for the continued seizure of the devices and Urich has a right not to provide passwords.
Judge allows Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich to work with Likud, maintains ban on PMO role
The Lod District Court ruled that Urich may liaise with Likud and David Sharan while remaining barred from returning to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Qatargate: Feldstein’s WhatsApp messages expose chain of command in PM’s office
New WhatsApp evidence suggests Yonatan Urich directed Eli Feldstein, complicating the "Bild" case.
Israeli opposition voices support for IDF attorney's departure after right wing push
Leaders across Israel’s political spectrum, from Lapid and Gantz to Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, responded to IDF legal chief Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi’s resignation.
Haaretz dismisses Chaim Levinson for taking NIS 200,000 from Qatargate suspect
Between 2019 and 2024, Surlik Einhorn’s company Perception transferred the money to a company that Levinson owned, the Israeli daily paper reported.
‘Qatargate’: Police appeal accepted, court orders new hearing on Netanyahu aide’s phones
The case now returns to the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court, which must hold a hearing on whether the police may continue to hold Urich’s devices and, if so, for how long.
In ‘Qatargate’ twist, court orders police to hand back Netanyahu aide’s phones
Judge Menahem Mizrahi ruled police must return phones seized from Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich in the ongoing “Qatargate” investigation.
Qatargate: Urich's attorneys accuse State Attorney of violating their client's 'fundamental rights'
According to Urich’s attorneys, their client has not received investigation materials and evidence prior to his hearing, two fundamental rights in the Israeli legal system.
High Court denies Urich’s request to demand prosecution detail his suspected ‘Qatargate’ charges
Urich is suspected of passing on information with the intent to harm state security and obstruct evidence.
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