Pardon

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

President Isaac Herzog said in Davos that any decision on a potential pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be made independently, according to Israeli law and his conscience.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.
US President Donald Trump enters the Knesset with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in October 2025, in Jerusalem.

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.'

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

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.

|ByBEN CASPIT
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.

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.

|ByJAMES GENN

Trump’s call for Netanyahu’s pardon crosses a line in Israeli sovereignty - editorial

While Trump’s support for Israel is undeniable, his request for Netanyahu’s pardon crosses a line into interference in domestic affairs and judicial independence.

NOVEMBER 14, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon his return to Washington at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, November 9, 2025.

Biden issues pardons to protect Milley, Fauci, others from Trump retaliation

The pardon also covers all lawmakers who served on the congressional select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden looks on during a cabinet meeting inside the West Wing of the White House in September. Biden must not continue with the Obama policy of appeasing Iran and turning a blind eye to its terrorist proxies, the writers warn.

Annual pardons report: Herzog lists crimes for which there are no pardons, commuted sentences

The decisions were made in cooperation with the Justice Ministry.

JANUARY 14, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Palestinian prisoners wait to be released from Ketziot prison, southern Israel, October 1, 2007.

MKs petition to president for pardon of PMO document leak suspect

"A" operated from a sincere desire to ensure that decision-makers operate with a complete intelligence picture for the benefit of the country's security," the letter read.

DECEMBER 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustrative image of an IDF soldier in the backdrop of the Prime Minister's Office.

Biden says he is pardoning his son, Hunter Biden

The White House had said repeatedly that Biden would not pardon or commute the sentences of his son.

DECEMBER 2, 2024ByREUTERS
U.S. President Joe Biden, accompanied by Hunter Biden and Beau Jr., walks out of a bookstore in downtown Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S., November 29, 2024.

Russia pardons 5,000 former criminals after fighting in Ukraine, Wagner head says

“At the present time, more than 5,000 people have been released on pardon after completing their contracts with Wagner,” said Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.

MARCH 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, speaks in Paraskoviivka, Ukraine in this still image from an undated video released on March 3, 2023.

Herzog says he will issue pardons for prisoners during Passover

In the spirit of sanctity, compassion and freedom, Herzog has issued a reminder to the general public that he will consider requests for pardons.

MARCH 23, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israeli President Isaac Herzog looks on during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, not pictured, in Washington, DC, on October 25, 2022.

Russia's Wagner mercenaries halt prisoner recruitment campaign - Prigozhin

There were reports that the Wagner group was recruiting Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine and offering pardons if they survived six months.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByREUTERS
Visitors gather outside PMC Wagner Centre, which is a project implemented by the businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2022

Israel's Herzog broadens pardon policy for Israel's 75th anniversary

Pardons will be issued to applicants over the age of 75, IDF combat veterans who suffer disabilities, and those who have made unique contributions to Israel's security.

OCTOBER 2, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog speaks, in January, at the funeral of his mother Aura Herzog, buried alongside her husband Chaim Herzog, who served as president 1983-1993, at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem. Yaacov Herzog was the brother and uncle respectively of the two presidents.

Trump says he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he runs and wins

Trump stated that Jan. 6 rioters were being treated "so unfairly."

JANUARY 30, 2022ByREUTERS
A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.