Prof. Barak's testimony focused, in part, on presenting a number of areas of action in which Fischer made an extraordinary contribution to society over the years, while using both his journalistic skills and his legal abilities: (a) Motivating and leading a public struggle to improve the living conditions of Holocaust survivors who, until then, had been in closed psychiatric wards and had been transferred to proper nursing homes; (b) Pro-bono legal advice and representation for the Patients' Families Committee at the Abarbanel Mental Health Center (where Prof. Barak worked as director) and for patients who could not afford to pay for a lawyer; (c) Providing financial donations to finance events for the benefit of patients hospitalized in closed wards.
Prof. Barak further discussed the implications of the long years in which the trial was conducted, with regard to Fischer's mental and physical medical condition. In his opinion, this is a deep injury, which intensified against the background of the family circumstances in which Fischer grew up. Prof. Barak also listed the damages caused to Fischer's family: the years that have passed since the arrests until today"They led to rifts and almost the disintegration of the family"; Fischer's children carry scars from those years in which they had to deal with ugly statements about their father, portraying him as an arch-criminal, and echoing "Shocking" of things in the media. Fischer's wife paid a heavy price in her career and professional ambitions, and was forced to accept tasks and jobs whose sole purpose was financial survival. Prof. Barak concluded that the family was punished very severely, and called on the court to open a way for Fischer's rehabilitation, stressing that imposing a sentence of imprisonment would harm his chances of "Growth after such a severe trauma".
- Sarit Rothschild - Prof. Barak's partner, a journalist and friend of Fischer's. She spoke about her acquaintance with Fisher from their days as journalists, and noted his outstanding skills in this field.
Ms. Rothschild elaborated on the irreparable damage caused to Fischer's name and status as a result of the current legal proceeding. She expressed pessimism about his ability to return to journalism, and presented examples of how people and business entities are distancing themselves from Fisher and do not want any contact with him.