Case 4000

Netanyahu pardon request advances as Justice Ministry reviews new materials

That makes Wednesday’s development less important for what it decides than for what it confirms: Netanyahu’s request remains active and is still moving through the formal clemency process.

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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, September 16, 2025.
Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 23, 2026.

Netanyahu violated Second Authority appointment conflict-of-interest arrangement, Deputy A-G says

Yesh Atid MKs have called for legal consequences after a letter said that PM Netanyahu should have been barred from any role in approving Yifat Ben Hay-Segev.

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PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu giving a press conference, March 19, 2026.

Opposition urges probe into Netanyahu role in appointing trial witness

In a letter to the attorney-general, the two lawmakers argued that Netanyahu is barred from involvement in matters touching witnesses in his criminal trial.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025

Netanyahu denies instructing Filber on Bezeq-Yes merger as Case 4000 cross-examination grows heated

Prosecutors allege that Netanyahu used his governmental authority to promote policies worth hundreds of millions of shekels to Bezeq, while Elovitch pressured Walla to shape coverage of the PM.

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Haaretz dismisses Chaim Levinson for taking NIS 200,000 from Qatargate suspect

Between 2019 and 2024,  Surlik Einhorn’s company Perception transferred the money to a company that Levinson owned, the Israeli daily paper reported. 

OCTOBER 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli journalist Chaim Levinson. November 11, 2019.

Netanyahu trial: Ministers urge Herzog to power against ‘society-splitting’ issue

The wording of the letter is careful in that it doesn't outright call for a pardon, but rather hints at Herzog's power to move the needle.

OCTOBER 22, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a plenary session of the opening day of the winter session at the Knesset, on October 20, 2025.

Netanyahu's participation in Wednesday hearing ends, different witness to appear

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in court for his corrpution trial hearing, September 17, 2025.

Netanyahu trial to end early after PM receives sealed envelope

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial resumes amid US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit, and the IDF's invasion into Gaza City.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testifies in his trial, December 10, 2024 (illustrative)

Netanyahu trial resumes after court recess, amid Gaza takeover advancement plans

The hearing began in a closed-door setting due to the sensitivity of the materials discussed. 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem on August 11, 2025.

Netanyahu trial to extend to four days a week, from November

Netanyahu will testify three days of the week, while on the fourth, the court will hear testimonies from other witnesses brought forward by the defense.

AUGUST 12, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at court in Tel Aviv, May 27, 2025.

Police bet on Netanyahu quitting, witnesses sue for torture, new documentary alleges

A new documentary alleges that Netanyahu’s corruption case has gone well beyond a standard criminal proceeding and is damaging for Israel.

JULY 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu appears at the Tel Aviv District Court last month before testifying in the trial against him. He will not resign before the next scheduled election, the writer maintains.

Netanyahu's trial ends early due to IDF strikes in Syria

JULY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at the Tel Aviv District Court, July 16 2025

The man who knows everything about Netanyahu: If Urich falls, everything collapses - analysis

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara has recommended indicting Prime Minister Netanyahu's advisor, Yonatan Urich, for leaking information to a German newspaper.

JULY 15, 2025ByBARAK SERI
(L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayahu, spokesman Yonatan Urich and former aide Eli Feldstein (illustrative)

Judges approve request from Netanyahu defense team to cancel all trial hearings this week

Netanyahu is in Washington for a diplomatic visit, and the request is for other defense witnesses.

JULY 6, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
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, May 12, 2025.