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Netanyahu concludes testimony as corruption trial advances to next stage

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded his testimony on Wednesday, completing 98 hearings in his ongoing criminal corruption trial and...

Herzog moves to mediate plea bargain in Netanyahu corruption cases

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has invited prosecutors and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense team to negotiations aimed at reaching...

Trump attacks Herzog in row over Netanyahu pardon

US President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu, who is...

Netanyahu’s pardon request sparks fierce political reactions

Israel’s political landscape erupted on Sunday following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unprecedented request for a pardon from President Isaac Herzog. In...

Netanyahu: Victory is ‘becoming a reality’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the army’s achievements, saying that victory “is becoming a reality” during a Monday...

Israel ratifies law limiting conditions for ousting PM

Israel has ratified a law limiting the circumstances in which a prime minister can be removed, despite worries voiced...

Supreme Court disqualifies Deri from Israel’s government

The Israeli Supreme Court disqualified Aryeh Deri from participating in the government, setting the stage for a political crisis...

Palestinians furious with PA over corruption, suspension of hospital construction

The Palestinian Authority and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, face sharp criticism for stopping the construction of a new Palestinian...

Government approves commission of inquiry into submarine purchase affair

Israel’s government voted on Sunday in favour of the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the purchase...

Plea bargains should not be for prime ministers

It’s the sort of story that makes you wonder about who is doing the leaking and why. When the first...

American culture

Jeremy Rosen: The debacle in Afghanistan has proved how difficult it is to change another country’s culture.

Seven arrested in extensive corruption case in north Israel

The Israel Police arrested seven officials on Monday morning who are suspected of being involved in an elaborate corruption case in a local authority in the north.

Netanyahu to face corruption charges in court

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attend a Jerusalem court today to face corruption charges in three cases, becoming the first sitting prime minister in Israel’s history to be tried before a three-judge panel.