Netanyahu’s unprecedented request for a pre-conviction pardon raises complex legal questions. Here’s how the process works, what arguments he is making, the precedents he cites, and why the Supreme Court is unlikely to approve it
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What was the legal basis for Netanyahu's pardon request, and how will Israel's top court rule?
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Famed tenor Andrea Bocelli hosts freed hostage Segev Kalfon in Miami
International tenor Andrea Bocelli hosts freed Hamas hostage Segev Kalfon at his Miami home, singing and offering encouragement.
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Witkoff and Kushner headed to Moscow as Trump sees ‘good chance’ for war-ending deal
After US and Ukrainian delegations wrapped talks in Florida, Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to travel to Russia; Trump voiced optimism, but sources close to the talks said the drafting, especially on territory, is tough
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The legal road ahead after Netanyahu’s pardon request to President Herzog
Five and a half years after his trial began, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dropped a bombshell on Sunday night when he submitted a pardon request to President Isaac Herzog. The move came two and a half weeks after the letter Herzog received…Continue Reading
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Irish actress rejects honorary degree over ties to Israeli Technion
Irish actress Olwen Fouéré rejects honorary doctorate from the University of Galway, citing its “extremely problematic” contract with Israel’s Technion.
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Rom Braslavski returns to Beitar Jerusalem staduim
Rom Braslavski returns to Beitar Jerusalem staduim | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Culture “A year ago, you stood here together with my family, my face, and the caption ‘kidnapped.’ And here I am today, after two years of…
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Lapid sparks uproar: Strip voting rights from draft dodgers – but not Arabs
Yair Lapid explains that the bill his party will advance will focus on revoking voting rights from those who received a draft order but failed to report, and will not apply to the Arab public.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov, Amit Segal engage in X spat
Elizabeth Tsurkov, Amit Segal engage in X spat | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel NewsChannel 12 reporter Amit Segal called former Kata’ib Hezbollah hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov “scum” after she criticized the news channel’s reporting…
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How ‘Free North Korea Radio’ smuggles truth across the border, and why it may go sile
For two hours every day, Lee Si-young and her colleagues broadcast uncensored foreign news into closed-off North Korea, with a cruel and unthinkable awareness: If their listeners are caught tuning in to her station, they are sent to prison.
Free…
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Dublin halts plans to rename city’s Herzog Park after accusations of antisemitism
Dublin councillors halted plans to rename a park currently honoring a past Israeli president that had drawn criticism from the Irish and Israeli governments, the city council said on Sunday.
Ireland, home to about 3,000 Jewish people, has…
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