President Isaac Herzog has not granted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a pre-verdict pardon in his ongoing corruption trial on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, despite Netanyahu’s November 2025 formal request and repeated public calls from U.S. President Donald Trump. Herzog has instead emphasized mediation toward a plea arrangement, required a Justice Ministry legal opinion delivered in March 2026, and signaled that any clemency would require broad political consensus to avoid deepening national divisions. The trial continues with judges recently urging prosecutors to drop the bribery count in Case 4000 while Netanyahu’s testimony concluded and cross-examination proceeds amid scheduling delays tied to security concerns. Coalition ministers have pushed for clemency citing national security priorities, but institutional reviews and Herzog’s procedural stance have kept the request stalled, shaping trader views on the low likelihood of resolution in the near term absent a sudden shift in negotiations or trial developments.