Herzog : 'I respect Trump’s Netanyahu pardon request, but Israel is a sovereign state' - Politico
The Israeli leader added that he would only act "in the best interest of the Israeli people” and said he would consider that matter carefully.
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FM Sa'ar meets Ukrainian deputy PM, pushes for designation of Hamas, IRGC as terror orgs.
Both officials also discussed the need to create a joint dialogue to handle the Iranian threat during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry building in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu trial: Hearing opens in Tel Aviv after Tuesday session canceled
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Family of Haymanot Kasau says police failed, Shin Bet should find missing girl
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Netanyahu cancels statement on haredi draft bill as opposition slams legislation
Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) responded that Netanyahu canceled his statement “because he knows we know the details of the draft-evasion law, and he has no way to defend it.”
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The continued discussions on the bill come after the chairperson of the committee, MK Boaz Bismuth (Likud), laid out his updated version of the legislation to the panel on Monday.
