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'''Ilan Yeshua''' is the former ] (CEO) of ] Communications Channels Ltd.<ref>https://www.walla.co.il</ref> (from November 2006 to June 2019), an Israeli web portal, traded on the ]. |
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He is a former ] (CEO) of both ] and ]. On 16 May 2001, he replaced Don Yannias in the latter position. When ] was spun off from Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. in 1999 to develop the ''Britannica's'' digital versions, Yannias switched to being CEO of Britannica.com Inc., leaving the CEO-ship of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. vacant. The two CEO-ships were re-united under Yeshua, who had been serving as CEO of Britannica Israel, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Britannica.com Inc. |
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Before his time with the ''Britannica'', Yeshua was long associated with the , an educational technology firm based in ] that was partially acquired by ] At CET, he worked his way up through several positions, including marketing manager, head of the medical division and developer of educational learning materials, and finally deputy general director. He also served as chief executive officer for a CET subsidiary, the Centre for Educational Technology Holdings |
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Yeshua obtained a bachelor's degree with honors in medical science from ] and an ] (]) from ] . |
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On April 5, 2021, Yeshua gave testimony during Israeli Prime Minister ]'s corruption trial, claiming to the Tel Aviv District Court that overall Walla! owner ] ordered him to remove stories which were unfavorable to Netanyahu from the Walla website.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56606223|title=Netanyahu trial: Editor 'told to drop negative stories about Israel PM'|publisher=BBC News|date=5 April 2021|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref> On April 12, 2021, Yeshua gave more testimony, this time before the Jerusalem District Court, where he described Netanyahu as the "big guy" at Walla! and that the Israeli Prime Minister persuaded Walla! to publish only edited parts of an interview he conducted with journalist Dov Gilhar so it would give him favor a week before the March 2021 Israeli election.<ref name=firstwitness /> According to Yeshua, "any negative item led to outburst" from Netanyahu.<ref name=firstwitness>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/continuing-testimony-yeshua-says-he-let-pm-edit-his-own-interview-to-his-liking/|title=At trial, Yeshua says Netanyahu was allowed to edit own interview to his liking|publisher=Times of Israel|date=April 12, 2021|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref> Yeshua also revealed a text message which Shaul sent to him in February 2015.<ref name=textstarts /> In the text message, Shaul stated that he was having problems all day with Netanyahu, who he identified as “the big one.”<ref name=textstarts>{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/netanyahu-trial-day-four-former-walla-chief-to-throw-out-more-surprises-664879|title=Elovitch to Yeshua: I have problems all day with the PM|first=Yonah Jeremy|last=Bob|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=April 12, 2021|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref>On 20 April 2021, Yeshua detailed multiple instances where Netanyahu was involved in setting editorial policy at Walla!, such as telling Elovitch to take down a story which appeared on ''Walla'' about a romantic relationship between ], one of Netanyahu's sons, and a non-Jewish Norwegian woman and requesting attacks on ] and his wife Gilat.<ref name=moreapril20>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/walla-ceo-told-to-remove-article-on-pm-sons-non-jewish-girlfriend-at-any-cost/|title=Walla CEO told to scrap article on PM son's non-Jewish girlfriend 'at any cost'|website=]}}</ref> During Yeshua's testimony, prosecutors also presented text messages from Elovitch in a ] group for senior Bezeq officials and recorded conversations between Shaul and Iris Elovitch as evidence to back up the testimony. Yeshua's testimony finished on 21 April, and the judges subsequently halted proceedings for a two-week period so as to enable Netanyahu's defense to make preparations to cross-examine Yeshua.<ref name=stilltestifying></ref><ref></ref> |
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On May 4, 2021, during his first defense cross-examination, Yeshua implicated the Israeli Prime Minister for removing stories about "bereaved" families of Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers who were killed in the ].<ref name=moredetailmay4> Times of Israel, May 4, 2021</ref> Some of these families reported, including the family of deceased IDF solder Hadar Goldin, also did not have the remains of their relatives returned.<ref name=moredetailmay4 /> He also stated that the Prime Minister's wife ] also had influence at Walla! and implicated Netanyahu associate Zeev Rubinstein as “their senior officer in the ]" who would pass on the “crazy requests and angles of Sara Netanyahu.”<ref name=moredetailmay4 /> |
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