The corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has begun in Israel, during which opposition leader Yair Lapid appeared as a witness.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 12, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The chief defense attorney in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to portray opposition leader Yair Lapid as an unreliable witness during his cross-examination in the Jerusalem District Court on Monday.
Lapid arrived in court for his first day of testimony as a witness to relate his experience when he served as finance minister in 2013 and was approached by both Netanyahu and Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan about the possibility of lengthening the tax break given to returning Israelis who have lived abroad, from 10 years to 20.
In court, the current opposition leader largely reiterated his earlier account: that he was approached twice by Netanya...