US EditionWith a Pardon, Trump Is Trying to Lure Netanyahu Into Signing a Peace Deal
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Trump's pressure, an old precedent and Netanyahu: President Herzog’s pardon dilemma
As Netanyahu stands trial and avoids requesting clemency, US president urges a pardon and supporters cite an old precedent; President Herzog now faces legal hurdles, political pressure and a legacy-defining choice in Israel’s most charged pardon debate.
Geneva. The UN Committee against Torture examines Israel for the alleged human rights violations of Palestinian prisoners since October 7, 2023, and Hamas for the treatment of hostages in Gaza, while President Donald Trump sent a letter to his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, formally requesting that he pardon the Prime Minister and fugitive from the International Criminal Court (ICC), Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces a corruption trial in his co…
What is the President's power to pardon, who can request it, and why is it almost never granted before the end of legal proceedings?
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog issued a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for a presidential pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently facing three corruption cases. In the letter, Trump describes Netanyahu as “a formidable and decisive prime minister during the war” and states [...] The post Trump asks for a pardon for Netanyahu; he is tried for corruption filed first on Oronoticias.
In an interview with an Australian journalist, the Prime Minister said he would consider submitting a pardon request to President Herzog. Netanyahu praised Trump for his "honesty" and for "defining the trial as political persecution."
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