Top Israeli Lawyer: Trump's Call to Cancel Netanyahu Trial Perhaps Criminal if PM Involved

Jun 26, 2025

Amit Becher, head of the Israeli Bar Association, told Haaretz on Thursday that if U.S. President Donald Trump's post calling on Israel to cancel the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was coordinated, then that would constitute a "forbidden intervention" in the prime minister's trial.

Only $1 for the first monthOnly $1 for the first month

Live coverage and analysis from Israel, Iran and the MideastLive coverage and analysis from Israel, Iran and the Mideast

SUBSCRIBE NOWSUBSCRIBE NOW

Already signed up? Log in
Or
Register to get up to 6 articles per month

Comments

SUBSCRIBERS JOIN THE CONVERSATION FIRST

Fast track approval of subscriber comments.

Already signed up? LOG IN

Sort comment by

suzette rey

20:52 26.06.2025

jusqou, ira t'il pour ne pas étre juger????

In the News

A protest demanding the return of hostages kidnapped by Hamas, in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

Hamas Reportedly Satisfied With Agreement on Five-stage Hostage Deal, 60-day Gaza Truce

Palestinians gather at an aid distributution point set up by the privately-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

Behind the Scenes of Haaretz's Gaza Exposé That Netanyahu Called a 'Blood Libel'

A Palestinian inspects the damage at a school sheltering displaced people, following an overnight Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, on Thursday.

Israel Hits Gaza With Heavy Strikes; 82 Reported Dead Since Midnight, Ministry Says

Family and supporters of hostages attend a protest demanding the return of all the hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 2, 2025.

Netanyahu Doesn't Need Israel's Incendiary Extremists to Sign a Deal and End the Gaza War

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (c), Defense Minister Israel Katz (r) and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir (l) at a meeting in the IDF Headquarters in Tel Aviv, Monday.

How Netanyahu Is Enlisting the IDF and Its Chief to Delay His Criminal Trial

Learn How to Optimize Your Home Solar System

Paid by Sela Infrastructures LTD

In the News

Only $1 for the first monthOnly $1 for the first month

Comments

SUBSCRIBERS JOIN THE CONVERSATION FIRST

suzette rey

In the News

Hamas Reportedly Satisfied With Agreement on Five-stage Hostage Deal, 60-day Gaza Truce

Behind the Scenes of Haaretz's Gaza Exposé That Netanyahu Called a 'Blood Libel'

Israel Hits Gaza With Heavy Strikes; 82 Reported Dead Since Midnight, Ministry Says

Netanyahu Doesn't Need Israel's Incendiary Extremists to Sign a Deal and End the Gaza War

How Netanyahu Is Enlisting the IDF and Its Chief to Delay His Criminal Trial

Learn How to Optimize Your Home Solar System

Trending Now

Officials: Police Fail to Enforce Restraining Orders Against Violent West Bank Settlers

Netanyahu Minister Tells Piers Morgan Calls to Transfer Gazans 'Not Ethnic Cleansing'

Israel Tried to Stop Iran's Doomsday Clock – but Ran Out of Time

From Tehran to Tel Aviv, Bombs Fall. But What Netanyahu Calls Victory Feels Like Collapse

Israeli Doctors Report New Kinds of Injuries Amid Iranian Missile Strikes

'Years of Work Down the Drain': Iranian Missile Tore Through Israel's Science Institute

An IDF Soldier Kills a Palestinian Asleep in Bed. His Fellow Troops Ask: 'Are You Crazy?'

Soldiers, Orgies, Real Estate: How an Obscure Israeli Author Became Big in the Latin World

A Grim Poll Shows Most Jewish Israelis Support Expelling Gazans. It's Brutal – and True

Enough Is Enough. Israel Is Committing War Crimes

Why Isn't Anyone Watching Apple TV's 'The Studio?'

'People Are Fleeing Israel and End Up in Melbourne. Every Week Families With Kids Arrive'

Yes to Transfer: 82% of Jewish Israelis Back Expelling Gazans

Louis Theroux's New Film Captures the Mundanity of Israel's Extreme Settler Movement

40% of Israelis Say They Consider Leaving the Country. This Is What Keeps Them Here

How the Netanyahu Government's War on Gaza Is Killing Israel's Future

What Would 'Victory' for Israel in Gaza Really Look Like?

'Depopulation' and 'Kill Zone': Brutality Lexicon Exposes How Israelis Talk About the War

Knesset Debate Reveals Not Everyone Thinks Starving Gazan Children Is a Bad Thing

Is Hamas Critic Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib a Palestinian Prophet or a Voice in the Wind?

Zionism Wasn't Always Racist. The Trouble Began When Russians Took Over