“US President Donald Trump sent a letter to his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, urging him to consider pardoning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European truth” with reference to Reuters
Details: Netanyahu has long been on trial on corruption charges, and Trump has repeatedly asked to pardon his close ally. The prime minister of Israel himself denies the accusations and pleads not guilty.
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“While I absolutely respect the independence of the Israeli judicial system and its requirements, I believe that this ‘case’ against Bibi (Netanyahu’s nickname. – Ed.), who has long fought alongside me, including against a very strong adversary of Israel, Iran, is political, unjustified persecution,” Trump wrote in a letter to Herzog.
In response, the office said that anyone seeking a presidential pardon must submit a formal request in accordance with established procedures.
During Trump’s visit to Israel in October he also called on Herzog to pardon the prime minister in a speech to parliament.
We will remind:
- In October, Trump and representatives of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed a document on ending the war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas.
- Israel and Hamas later accused each other of violating agreements brokered by the Trump administration and Middle Eastern mediators. After that, the US held negotiations with the Israeli side.
- At the end of October, the US president became defense of Israel’s decision on renewed strikes against the Hamas group in the Gaza Strip.