Haaretz Editorial12:05 AM • June 26 2026 IDTThe testimony of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which concluded this week, was a major test for the trial judges. It was the first testimony in state history given by a defendant who is a sitting prime minister. The judges had to find a balance between this impossible situation, which received the approval of the Supreme Court, and the fundamental principle of equality before the law. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuIsraeli judiciary Israel crimeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-IranTrump-NetanyahuGazaWest BankNew York PrimaryLeo MessiHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJudges in Netanyahu Trial Mustn't Allow Proceedings to Become a Political CircusHaaretz CartoonTwo Arab Teenagers Killed in Separate Shootings in Central IsraelNetanyahu Moved to a Secret Residence. Israelis Now Pay for Seven of His HomesSocialism Is Back in Vogue Everywhere Except in IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Trump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpThe IDF's Russian Roulette in Lebanon Continues – and No One Can Explain WhyShin Bet and IDF Planned to Warn Netanyahu Before Oct. 7. Mossad Head Refused