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Trump’s intervention turns Herzog’s pardon dilemma into a diplomatic trap - analysis

Trump’s public demand that Herzog pardon Netanyahu has turned a domestic legal dilemma into a political and diplomatic minefield with consequences for Israel’s sovereignty.

|ByHERB KEINON
US President Donald Trump makes an announcement at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 12, 2026.
Rabbi Kalman Ber attends the second round in the elections of for the new Chief Ashkenazi rabbi, at the Chief Rabbinate headquarters in Jerusalem, October 31, 2024.

Chief Rabbinate opens certification exams to women after High Court ruling

The Chief Rabbinate opens its exams to women after a court ruling deemed the long-standing exclusion unlawful. A historic moment for equality in Israel’s religious institutions.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
A picture taken on August 4, 2016, shows the office of the US-based Christian NGO, World Vision, in east Jerusalem, Israel.

Hamas documents name former World Vision Gaza director as member of terror group

The documents discovered by the IDF proved Hamas monitored and restricted the movement of World Vision staff, fearing whistleblowing attempts.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025.

South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church

The court cleared Kim, the wife of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted from office last year, of charges of stock price manipulation and violating the Political Funds Act.

|ByREUTERS

French court explores Russian involvement in antisemitic graffiti at Paris Holocaust Memorial

During the night of May 13 to 14, 2024, the four men carried out over 500 acts of vandalism using a stencil, including 35 in the Paris Holocaust Memorial.

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Blood-red hands graffiti on the Paris Holocaust memorial, May 14, 2024.

Netanyahu’s trial hearing shortened due to ‘security developments’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial was abruptly halted in Jerusalem as Hamas sent more hostage remains to Israel, prompting a high-level security meeting.

OCTOBER 28, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Doha clears UK activist Andy Hall of defamation over migrant rights case

A Doha court overturned the 2022 defamation conviction of British activist Andy Hall, clearing him of charges linked to his advocacy for migrant workers’ rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

OCTOBER 18, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Activist Andy Hall attends a meeting at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office to discuss his detainment in Qatar, July 2025.

Netanyahu cancels trial appearance following bronchitis diagnosis

Prime Minister Netanyahu cancels his schedule, including his trial appearance, after being diagnosed with bronchitis, though a hospital confirms he is not infectious.

OCTOBER 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025.

Netanyahu to testify in criminal trial despite busy schedule

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony resumes his criminal trial on Wednesday, following a request for a delay due to urgent diplomatic meetings.

OCTOBER 13, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Post reporter Yonah Jeremy Bob at the Tel Aviv District Court, December 10, 2024.

PM requests to cancel hearing due to 'critical diplomatic meeting'

Prime Minister Netanyahu requested that the criminal trial testimony hearing be canceled on Wednesday due to a 'critical meeting' and a sudden visit by Cypriot President

OCTOBER 12, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
CYPRIOT PRESIDENT Nikos Christodoulides and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Nicosia in September 2023. The Israel-Cyprus partnership is a stable, pragmatic, and forward-looking relationship, says the writer.

Former French president Sarkozy handed 5-year jail term in stunning downfall

Nicholas Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy over efforts by close aides to procure funds for his 2007 presidential bid from Libya during the rule of late dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByREUTERS
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy talks to journalists after the verdict in his trial with other defendants on charges of corruption and illegal financing of an election campaign, at the courthouse in Paris, France, September 25, 2025.

Jewish Texas man indicted for anti-Muslim threats against NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

Jeremy Fistel is accused of making anti-Muslim and violent threats against New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over a seven-week period.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to the media during a campaign stop with striking members of Teamsters Local 210 in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., September 15, 2025.

WATCH: Hostage family members, bereaved woman hurl blame at PM, run him out of courtroom

“Twelve-hundred people dead, the worst catastrophe to occur in 50 years - how many more soldiers are going to die?” one man asked. 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Hostage family members hurl blame at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the war in Gaza during his trial in Tel Aviv. September 17, 2025.

Netanyahu's participation in Wednesday hearing ends, different witness to appear

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in court for his corrpution trial hearing, September 17, 2025.