Netanyahu Submits Request for Pardon from the Israeli President

SadaNews - The Israeli Channel 15 reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially submitted a request for pardon to Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

The Office of the Israeli President confirmed that Netanyahu has indeed submitted a pardon request, which has been forwarded to the legal affairs department.

Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three cases known in the media as "cases 1000, 2000, and 4000." His trials have sparked deep political divisions within Israel.

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly called for Netanyahu to be granted a pardon, as he urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog during his visit to the Knesset to pardon Netanyahu. This request has generated widespread controversy within Israeli political and legal circles, with some considering it a direct interference in Israeli judicial matters and a subversion of the principle of the rule of law.