Pardon

Herzog's stance on Netanyahu's pardon raises possibility of compromise if election ends in deadlock

The president says his considerations on Netanyahu’s pardon request are "solely substantive," as unity government and rotation scenarios resurface amid coalition uncertainty.

|ByANNA BARSKY
President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak at an event at the President's residence in Jerusalem, May 1, 2025
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett at the B'Yachad party headquarters, August 30, 2026.

‘I don’t want to see him in jail': Bennett backs Netanyahu pardon if he quits politics - interview

Bennett, who also leads the B’Yachad party, is one of the leading figures in the opposition bloc seeking to replace Netanyahu in the October elections.

|ByKESHET NEEV, HERB KEINON
Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who was caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant in the head as he lay on the ground, sits during a hearing at a military appeals court in Tel Aviv during which he was charged with manslaughter on April 18, 2016.

Israel Katz's populist push to pardon Elor Azaria puts Israel at serious risk - comment

Azaria was not convicted of mere "negligent homicide", but of manslaughter for his actions in 2016.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli 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, March 10, 2025.

KAN broadcast investigates pro-PM campaigns spreading fake news rhetoric around Netanyahu trial

KAN’s "Zman Emet" investigated how supporters and insiders allegedly pressured processes in Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial, and discussed whether Herzog held secret meetings to pardon him.

|ByMIKI LEVIN

The most notable names on Trump's pardon list

In a since-deleted tweet in November, rapper Kodak Black promised to spend $1 million on charity if the president released him, the hip-hop magazine XXL reported.

JANUARY 20, 2021ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 4, 2020.