Sen. John Fetterman is a staunch Israel supporter who has now asked that country’s president to pardon embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. TalkingPointsMemo.com obtained a letter that Fetterman sent to Israel President Isaac Herzog asking him to issue a pardon for Netanyahu amid an ongoing corruption scandal.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar laughed off Zohran Mamdani’s threat to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he sets foot in New York City — telling The Post he doesn’t want to get into a “legal debate” with the incoming mayor.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the request would help unify the country at a time of momentous changes in the region.

What began as Israel’s leader cold-shouldering the mainstream media is becoming a more widespread assault on the country’s freedom of the press.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the contentious appeal weeks after President Trump had made the same request to the Israeli president.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the country's President, Isaac Herzog, for a pardon over corruption cases he has been battling. The president's office said Herzog would receive opinions from justice officials before considering the request "which carries with it significant implications".

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally requested a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing it was in the “public interest.”

JERUSALEM, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the second phase of a U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza was close, but cautioned several key issues still needed to be resolved, including whether a multinational security force would be deployed.

Netanyahu requests presidential pardon while facing corruption trial, citing need to heal national divisions in unprecedented move by sitting Israeli PM.