""Your story touched our hearts, so we were worried about you": What happened when a Haaretz reporter opened the phone in front of the judge

Haredim 10
February 4, 2026   
Joshua (Josh) Breiner
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Who said it's not fun in court? Joshua (Josh) Breiner, the hard-working crime reporter for Haaretz newspaper, experienced an embarrassing moment in the courtroom this week.

According to a tweet on the X Network by Avishai Greenzig, the legal commentator for the i24 channel, during the hearing on the lifting of the gag order in the security case of smuggling goods into the Gaza Strip, the criminal reporter turned to the judge.

Josh Breiner: "Your Honor, I would like to refer to an article on the Haaretz website from September 3rd about Bezalel Zini.".

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Judge Ben Harosh: "Okay.".

Brainer opens the phone to view the article: "Wait, I don't have a subscription.".

The owner of the Haaretz account on the X network responded: "Josh, your story touched our hearts, so we made sure to give you a coupon code. Enter JOSH20 on the subscription purchase page on the site, or simply go here: https://promotion.haaretz.co.il/josh20/
@JoshBreiner

Brainer responded with "Thank you!" - and presented the connection to the subscriber.


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