President Isaac Herzog said in Davos that any decision on a potential pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be made independently, according to Israeli law and his conscience. President Isaac Herzog said in Davos on Thursday that any decision on a potential pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be made independently,

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Some European countries have turned down their invitations, citing potential competition with the United Nations.

This is the second time Ernst and Netanyahu have met in the last year, with them previously meeting in August 2025, when the war with Hamas was still ongoing in Gaza.

Netanyahu has repeatedly portrayed Walla as “hostile,” particularly in the run-up to the 2015 election, pushing back against the notion that the site was unusually accommodating to his interests. The hearing in the criminal trial ofPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed on Monday morning at the Tel Aviv District Court,

President Isaac Herzog speaks at Davos forum about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request for pardon, stressing process will be done properly and only through the legal system.

Netanyahu has repeatedly portrayed Walla as “hostile,” particularly in the run-up to the 2015 election, pushing back against the notion that the site was unusually accommodating to his interests.

The hearing, part of the bribery, fraud, and breach of trust case centered on the Bezeq-Walla affair, focused largely on Netanyahu’s relationship with former owners of the Walla news site. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday sought to downplay evidence presented by prosecutors in Case 4000,