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Ministers Push Pardon After Judges Flag Netanyahu Bribery Count

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen after a court hearing in his trial at the Jerusalem District Court, June 29, 2026. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Jerusalem District Court judges reiterated that prosecutors should consider withdrawing the Case 4000 bribery charge against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after previously warning of difficulties proving that count. Justice Minister Yariv Levin said the trial should end through a pardon or cancellation, and additional coalition ministers and MKs joined calls for clemency or closing the case. Netanyahu continues to deny wrongdoing. Israel needs legal accountability and judicial restraint, with public institutions focused on wartime governance rather than an endless political-legal rupture.

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