Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally requested a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing it was in the “public interest.”

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Wednesday that he would not hesitate to visit New York, despite a pledge by the city’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, to honor an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes.

Members of governing bloc among those arguing that drive for young Haredi men to serve in military does not go far enough

The pardon application, though, is a new gambit. And Trump’s letter is likely one reason for the timing. Netanyahu may believe that the U.S. president’s backing could make Herzog more amenable, while providing cover with some part of the Israeli public.

Considered close to the prime minister, Gofman reportedly selected over 2 candidates suggested by outgoing spy chief David Barnea, who will leave the position in June The post Netanyahu taps his military secretary,

What began as Israel’s leader cold-shouldering the mainstream media is becoming a more widespread assault on the country’s freedom of the press.

In attempting to call off his corruption trial, Netanyahu didn’t incriminate himself, but he did something just as damning.