PM refuses to explain why Supreme Court chief Amit wasn’t invited, warns against one branch overpowering others — a crisis critics say he is deliberately deepening The post ‘Aren’t you ashamed?’ Lapid assails Netanyahu as judicial rift dominates Knesset birthday appeared first on The Times of Israel.

A viral photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen talking on a smartphone with its camera covered in tape, has sparked widespread speculation on social media.

The statement, published in a public letter directed towards Hirsch, criticized his treatment of the families and demanded that he “remain silent forever.”

Netanyahu's current term began with a controversial judicial overhaul plan that sparked months of mass protests, with tens of thousands of Israelis taking to the streets almost daily. Opposition figures and families of captives also accused him of prolonging the genocide in Gaza for his own political survival.

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The image, reportedly captured in an underground parking garage at the Knesset in Jerusalem, showed Netanyahu on a call while leaning against his black luxury vehicle. Netanyahu's smartphone with its camera lenses and sensors were crudely obscured by thick red tape.

The note was written on a printout of a post Netanyahu made on X/Twitter. "Bibi - This is so great - Thank you - Donald," the president had written below the post, along with his signature.

Deni Avdija's breakout season with the Portland Trail Blazers earns him an NBA All-Star nod as well as a message from Israel's president.

Netanyahu said Israel’s democratic balance has eroded at a Knesset ceremony marked by opposition boycotts and the absence of senior judicial figures. Israeli democracy is eroding, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday during a ceremonial Knesset plenum session marking the establishment of its building.