Benjamin Netanyahu

Coalition MKs submit bill to scrap fraud and breach of trust offences from criminal code

The crimes make up two of the three charges currently face by Prime Minister Netanyahu, though it is not clear whether the law could be changed retroactively

By Jacob Jaffa

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Likud MK and coalition whip Ofir Katz leads a House committee meeting at the Knesset on December 29, 2025 (Flash90)

By Stephen Pollard

Misan Harriman and the moral collapse of progressives over Iran and Israel

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Temple Mount

Netanyahu backs Ben-Gvir’s push for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

By Jacob Jaffa

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Tehran ‘in survival mode’ as Trump threatens ‘hard hit’ over protestor killings

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

US President Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

Israeli Politics

Netanyahu pardon ‘on its way’ claims Trump, despite Herzog pushback

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

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Trump calls on Hamas to disarm or face ‘hell’ during Mar-a-Lago summit with Netanyahu

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Prime Minister Netanyahu during a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance at the Prime Minister's Office on October 22, 2025 (Getty Images)

Israeli Politics

Netanyahu suggests October 7 inquiry will examine impact of Gaza disengagement and anti-judicial reform protests

By Jacob Jaffa

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Indicted Netanyahu aide claims PM backed plan to use confidential intelligence to sway opinion against hostage deal

The Prime Minister’s Office has claimed that Feldstein’s allegations are politically motivated and aimed at deflecting blame for the leak

By Jacob Jaffa

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December 23, 2025 10:54

Eli Feldstein, former media advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu, during an interview with Kan on December 22, 2025 (Kan)

Netanyahu to present Trump with plans for new attack on Iran during Florida visit

The IDF’s chief of staff also hinted at fresh conflict with the Islamic Republic, with Israel said to be concerned about its buildup of ballistic missiles

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

December 22, 2025 14:01

US President Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel (Getty Images)

Netanyahu to chair panel determining mandate of October 7 inquiry

The prime minister will be in a key position to determine what the eventual inquiry examines, with opposition politicians airing claims of a ‘whitewash’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

December 19, 2025 12:05

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025 (Flash90)

Netanyahu says he will not retire from politics if granted a pardon in corruption trial

The Israeli PM also said he would not be open to a plea bargain

By Nathan Jeffay

1 min read

December 8, 2025 11:03

Netanyahu made the comments to a reporter as he met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left (Photo: Getty)

German Chancellor pledges to keep memory of Holocaust victims alive on visit to Yad Vashem

Friedrich Merz reaffirms modern Germany’s commitment to the Jewish state on first visit to Israel by European leader since Gaza ceasefire

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

December 7, 2025 14:06

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on December 7, 2025. (Photo by Ariel Schalit / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

By Yaakov Katz

Pardoning Netanyahu is wrong – and exactly what Israel needs right now

Ending the trial could help break Israel’s political deadlock and toxic polarisation, opening the way for a unity government finally able to confront the country’s real challenges

3 min read

December 1, 2025 15:23

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog (Image: Getty)

Trump could sanction Israeli officials if Netanyahu pardon denied, claims minister

Opposition figures have called for the prime minister to admit his alleged guilt and resign before any decision is made

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

December 1, 2025 10:13

Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman attends an Interior committee meeting at the Knesset on June 3, 2025 (Flash90)

Netanyahu seeks pardon from Herzog amid ongoing corruption trial

‘The continuation of the trial tears us apart from within, fuels this division and deepens the rifts,’ Netanyahu claimed

By JC Reporter

1 min read

November 30, 2025 13:03

US President Donald Trump previously requested that Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardons Benjamin Netanyahu (Image: Getty Images)

Netanyahu steps in to cool public row between Katz and Zamir

The IDF’s chief of staff has accused the defence minister of interfering in the military’s appointment process

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

November 26, 2025 10:43

Defence Minister Israel Katz (L) and IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir (R)

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Benjamin Netanyahu

Coalition MKs submit bill to scrap fraud and breach of trust offences from criminal code

Misan Harriman and the moral collapse of progressives over Iran and Israel

Netanyahu backs Ben-Gvir’s push for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

Tehran ‘in survival mode’ as Trump threatens ‘hard hit’ over protestor killings

Netanyahu pardon ‘on its way’ claims Trump, despite Herzog pushback

Trump calls on Hamas to disarm or face ‘hell’ during Mar-a-Lago summit with Netanyahu

Netanyahu suggests October 7 inquiry will examine impact of Gaza disengagement and anti-judicial reform protests

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