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1 day agoScoop: Netanyahu asked Trump for more help in pardon push
Trump urged President Herzog to pardon Netanyahu as "political lawfare" and encouraged Israeli restraint in Gaza and Syria while withholding further commitment.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested that President Isaac Herzog pardon him of corruption charges in his five-year-long case, citing U.S. President Donald Trump's recent request for the favor and saying that it's necessary to advance the two leaders' joint interests as they ravage the Middle East. The prime minister made the request on Sunday, framing the trial as a "witch hunt" and a pardon as a way to unite Israel.