US President Donald Trump has called on his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.

Indicted in 2019, Netanyahu has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing. The trial, which began in 2020, has seen numerous delays and is expected to drag on for several more years.

Trump reportedly told Axios on Tuesday that Netanyahu, a long-time ally who co-launched the unprovoked war on Iran with him, has complained that he will have to appear in court instead of concentrating on the conflict that is strangling the global economy. The US president reportedly expressed incredulity, saying “In the middle of a war? Give me a break!”

According to the publication, Trump went on to claim that he likes Israeli President Herzog and that he “will be a national hero if he gives Bibi a pardon.” The US president recently derided Herzog as “weak and pathetic” for not pardoning Netanyahu.

“Bibi is a wartime prime minister. He can’t have this hanging over his head,” Trump reportedly argued in his latest interview with Axios. He also suggested that Netanyahu’s trial makes Israel “look bad.”

Earlier this week, Herzog invited Netanyahu’s lawyers, the attorney general, and the state prosecutor to negotiate a potential settlement, clarifying that he will not consider a plea until that avenue was exhausted.

Commenting on the prospect of a deal that will likely require an admission of guilt, Trump said that Netanyahu “can’t take” a settlement and needs a full pardon, as quoted by Axios.

Late last year, the outlet claimed that the Israeli prime minister had asked the US president for more help in his push for a pardon.

A month earlier, Trump sent an official letter to the Israeli president, insisting that “the ‘case’ against Bibi… is a political, unjustified prosecution.”

“I hereby call on you to fully pardon Benjamin Netanyahu,” the US president wrote at the time.

In June 2025, Trump similarly characterized the charges against his Middle Eastern ally as a “WITCH HUNT.”

https://www.rt.com/news/639310-trump-renews-call-for-netanyahu-pardon-axios/?ysclid=moorv4znhe777847055

 

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[2025]

The surprising thing isn’t that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Iran. It’s that the current bombing campaign didn’t occur sooner. Netanyahu has been inveighing against the Iran threat for decades. The prospect that Trump might be prepared to cut a nuclear deal with the Iranian mullahs finally forced his hand.

Trump, who based much of his MAGA movement around opposition to endless wars in the Middle East, has been outmaneuvered by Bibi. Intent on a Nobel Peace Prize, Trump proclaimed that he would secure an end to the Ukraine war within 24 hours. Then he focused his attentions on Iran. But his impulse to avoid war, any war, in the Middle East has been foiled. 

A gallimaufry of MAGA adherents is aghast at the ease with which Netanyahu sidelined Trump and his chum Steve Witkoff. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scurrying to disclaim any responsibility for the Israeli strike. Currently Trump’s mission is to avoid responsibility for the attack.

But if it proves successful Trump will want to claim credit. He’ll say that he was with Israel all along. Perhaps Trump will even say that he conceived of the plan.

Did Israel kick in a rotting door? Perhaps. It appears to have decapitated the leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The audacious Israeli action may lead to the collapse of the sclerotic regime which has faced substantial internal protests over the past decade. 

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https://spectator.com/article/trump-has-been-outmaneuvered-by-netanyahu/?set_edition=us

 

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[2026]

Prof. John Mearsheimer : Netanyahu Tricked Trump Into War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvk-sCDubyk

 

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That’s it, folks. It’s over. Operation Epic Fury has ended. Sure, there will be some targeted bombings here and there, but the sustained aerial campaign we saw when things got rolling in March is finished. President Trump announced on Fox News that this war is over. 

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/04/14/trump-declares-iran-war-over-n2674464