President Donald Trump sent a letter to Israeli President Issac Herzog requesting a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu has fought multiple corruption charges for years.
“While I absolutely respect the independence of the Israeli Justice System, and its requirements, I believe that the ‘case’ against Bibi, who has fought alongside me for a long time, including against the very tough adversary of Israel, Iran, is a political, unjustified prosecution,” Trump wrote in the letter.
“I hereby call on you to fully pardon Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been a formidable and decisive War Time Prime Minister, and is now leading Israel into a time of peace, which includes my continued work with key Middle East leaders to add many additional countries to the world changing Abraham Accords.” It continued, “Now that we have achieved these unprecedented successes, and are keeping Hamas in check, it is time to let Bibi unite Israel by pardoning him, and ending that lawfare once and for all.”
NEW – Trump sends a letter to President Herzog formally asking him to pardon Netanyahu, saying the case against him is “a political, unjustified prosecution.” pic.twitter.com/DTZNGqI0a2
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President Herzog’s office by saying any pardon request must follow proper channels. While the Israeli government is structured to give the prime minister most of the power, the president can grant pardons. However, a pardon can only be given at the conclusion of a trial.
Netanyahu is currently fighting multiple corruption charges. He has often requested the court to delay his trial because of the multiple wars Israel is waging. Some analysts have argued that Netanyahu’s refusal to end the onslaught in Gaza and start new wars in Syria and Iran is to give the prime minister an excuse to evade prosecution.
In his letter to Herzog, Trump touted the success of the ceasefire in Gaza, claiming he created a historic peace in the Middle East. However, Israel has continued to strike Gaza daily, killing over 200 people in the past month. Additionally, Tel Aviv has restricted aid deliveries to the Strip and ramped up its operations in the West Bank.
