Is Netanyahu the De Facto Editor of Adelson’s Newspaper? Court Rules PM Must Divulge Phone Records With Adelson

‘Israel’s top court ruled Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must divulge information on his meeting with Sheldon Adelson and the editors of the Israel Hayom (Israel Today) daily, published by Adelson and considered supportive of Netanyahu.
The Supreme Court accepted the appeal submitted by investigative reporter Raviv Drucker, deciding that Netanyahu must release call logs detailing the times of his discussions with top Israel Hayom representatives, including Adelson and the former editor-in-chief Amos Regev. This decision overturned last year’s district court ruling regarding Druker’s freedom of information request.
“It is in the public’s interest to expose this important information,” wrote Judge Menachem Mazuz in the decision, responding to Adelson and Regev who insisted that releasing the call logs would violate their privacy. Mazuz continued, “The public’s interest, in this situation, supersedes Adelson, Regev, and the prime minister’s right to privacy.”‘
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