Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Seeks Pardon in Corruption Trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly requested that Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardon him over the corruption cases he’s battled for half a decade.

“My lawyers filed today a pardon request to the state’s president,” Netanyahu said in a Nov. 30 statement, translated from Hebrew to English.