Pardon

Netanyahu’s press conference: A tactless defense of his trial allegations - opinion

What Netanyahu said at a press conference last Thursday regarding his trial was a faux pas – a tactless act that violates etiquette.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump enters the Knesset with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in October 2025, in Jerusalem.

Trump calls Herzog 'disgrace,' urges him to pardon Netanyahu 'today' - N12

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a 40-signatures debate at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026

Voices from the Arab press: Netanyahu pardon debate and Israel's political tensions

Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

Herzog at Davos: Netanyahu trial has negative effect on Israeli society, a solution is needed


President Herzog’s response to PM Netanyahu’s request for a pardon: A proposal - opinion

'I am open to considering a request for pardon if a new submission acknowledges some guilt that would restore trust to the judiciary or a statement that upholds the legitimacy of state institutions.'

US President Donald Trump enters the Knesset with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in October 2025, in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu's main goal in Trump meeting was to pressure Herzog into pardon - opinion

He flew to Miami with a clear brief: not our national security. Not Iran. Not Gaza, Syria, or Hezbollah either. He is focused on one thing: the pardon.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog over a backdrop of Netanyahu's presidential pardon request.

Trump says Herzog told him Netanyahu pardon 'on the way,' presidency denies claim

The President's Residence issued a statement denying that any such conversation took place.

US President Donald Trump talks to the media as he welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Majority of Israelis oppose granting Netanyahu pardon, believe gov't is 'fairly corrupt' - poll

Survey results also demonstrated that the vast majority of Israelis expect military conflict in the near future, with Hezbollah being the most likely, followed by Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently announced the government’s decision to establish its own committee to investigate Israel’s failures surrounding Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre.

Israeli NGO must retract claim on secret Netanyahu pardon deal, Herzog demands

The President’s Residence unequivocally denied any connection between Herzog and the memorandum. Officials told reporters that Herzog did not know the document until the media contacted him.

President Isaac Herzog seen at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025

Hecklers urge Herzog to pardon Netanyahu at American Zionist Movement conference in NYC

The audience erupted in shouting and several people called “shame” in Hebrew at the delegates, one of whom held a sign reading “Please, Pardon Natanyahu!”

ZOA delegates call for Herzog to accept the pardon of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the AZM conference in New York City on Dec. 8, 2025. The sign reads, "Please, pardon Netanyahu!" (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Netanyahu rules out West Bank annexation, Iran cracks down on dissidents - December 7, 2025

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds a joint press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025

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.

President Isaac Herzog hosts the President's Decoration Award Ceremony at the president house in Jerusalem. October 22, 2025.

Netanyahu’s pardon push and the dangers facing Israel’s civic fabric - opinion

Netanyahu’s request for a preemptive pardon lacks a legal basis and risks deepening Israel’s political fractures as pressure grows to resolve his trial.

President Issaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend an event for outstanding soldiers on Independence Day this past year. Netanyahu has asked Herzog to take an impossible step, the writer maintains.

Middle Israel: Herzog must reject Netanyahu's cynical plea for a pardon - opinion

What Netanyahu gave President Herzog is a celebration of deceit and hypocrisy, penned by a PM who is promoting a draft-dodging bill and blocking an impartial inquiry of October 7.

Evidently inspired by history, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week sent President Isaac Herzog a pardon request reminiscent of the one Herzog’s father received in 1986, hoping the son might now do for him what his father once did for another Israeli leader.