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groundloop

(13,413 posts)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:08 PM 13 hrs ago

Trump writes to Israeli president calling for Netanyahu pardon

Source: The Guardian

Donald Trump has repeated a request to Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, for a pardon for Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three separate corruption cases.

The Israeli prime minister has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in the ongoing 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 on Wednesday, 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”.

“I 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 … I believe that this ’case’ against Bibi … is political, unjustified prosecution,” he writes.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/12/key-netanyahu-aide-ron-dermer-quits-israel-strategic-affairs-minister

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Trump writes to Israeli president calling for Netanyahu pardon (Original Post) groundloop 13 hrs ago OP
OMG! Now he wants Netanyahu pardoned. I sincerely hope this doesn't work. OLDMDDEM 13 hrs ago #1
Can't Netanyahu just pardon himself like Trump is waiting to do? Chasstev365 13 hrs ago #2
I suspect that move would go over like the proverbial turd in the punchbowl in Israel. Ocelot II 12 hrs ago #3
Islam isn't 3000 years old. maxsolomon 9 hrs ago #7
Came to say this. mahina 9 hrs ago #8
All of these things are true. Especially the last one. Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #9
Does that mean that Netanyahu is guilty of genocide? Initech 12 hrs ago #4
Writes to Israeli President? johnnyfins 12 hrs ago #5
In other news he is asking Yahweh to pardon the devil. Reason: he wears red. GreenWave 12 hrs ago #6

Ocelot II

(128,249 posts)
3. I suspect that move would go over like the proverbial turd in the punchbowl in Israel.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:15 PM
12 hrs ago

But I didn't know Israel had been fighting Hamas for 3,000 years!

maxsolomon

(37,807 posts)
7. Islam isn't 3000 years old.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 03:31 PM
9 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:26 PM - Edit history (1)

Christianity isn't 3000 years old.

Trump is a fucking idiot.

Initech

(106,872 posts)
4. Does that mean that Netanyahu is guilty of genocide?
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:15 PM
12 hrs ago

If so that should not warrant a pardon. That should warrant a trip to the Hague.

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