Israeli politics

Prime Minister repeats gratitude for Trump’s letter urging a full pardon, says his corruption trial harms Israeli and American interests

US President Donald Trump formally calls on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, describing the trial as “political” and “unjustified”

Israel Katz says the military broadcaster has become “a political platform” that harms the IDF’s morale; journalists’ groups vow to fight the move in court

Dermer, a longtime Netanyahu confidant and key figure in Israel’s war policy, says he will “continue to secure the future of the Jewish people”

In first-ever visit by a Syrian leader to Washington, Trump pledges support for al-Sharaa’s “new era”

Lawmakers back Otzma Yehudit proposal in symbolic first vote

Degel HaTorah faction MKs to oppose Ben Gvir’s proposal as bereaved families plead for support ahead of key vote

Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, whose phone was found on Friday, was evacuated to Ichilov Hospital after fears she tried to take her life.

Kazakhstan’s decision marks the first expansion of the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords in Trump’s second term, highlighting Central Asia’s growing role in Middle East diplomacy

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Absorption Minister Ofir Sofer propose a new reform granting new immigrants a two-year income tax exemption of up to ₪1 million per year

MK Avichay Boaron and the Lavi organization accuse Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of obstructing the investigation and acting under a conflict of interest, after she sought a delay in responding to a Supreme Court petition against her

Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi appeared via Zoom as police seized her smartwatch

Appointment follows resignation of Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi under pressure; IDF says decision agreed upon with Chief of Staff Zamir

ZAKA divers join police teams combing Hatzuk Beach for device investigators believe may hold key evidence in Sde Teiman case

Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi found late Sunday night after daylong search. Investigators suspect she tried to destroy key phone linked to Sde Teiman leak scandal

How Israel’s former president stayed deeply connected to Torah values while helping build a modern Jewish state