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groundloop

(13,433 posts)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:08 PM Wednesday

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

Ocelot II

(128,304 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
Wednesday

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

maxsolomon

(37,820 posts)
7. Islam isn't 3000 years old.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 03:31 PM
Wednesday

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

Christianity isn't 3000 years old.

Trump is a fucking idiot.

Initech

(106,908 posts)
4. Does that mean that Netanyahu is guilty of genocide?
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:15 PM
Wednesday

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

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