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Trump urges president of Israel to pardon Netanyahu
The Guardian
|November 13, 2025
Donald Trump has repeated a request to Israel's president, Isaac Herzog, for a pardon for Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three corruption cases.
The Israeli prime minister has denied any wrongdoing in the continuing court cases. No rulings have been delivered, and his supporters have dismissed the trials as politically motivated.
In a letter released by Herzog's office yesterday, Trump says he is writing to the president at a "historic time, as we have, together, just secured peace that has been sought for at least 3,000 years".
"[ hereby call on you to fully pardon Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been a formidable and decisive War Time Prime Minister ... While I absolutely respect the independence of the Israeli Justice System ... [ believe that this 'case' against Bibi ... is political, unjustified prosecution."
This story is from the November 13, 2025 edition of The Guardian.
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