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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Seeks Pardon in Corruption Trial

Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Seeks Pardon in Corruption Trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Jacki Thrapp
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly requested that Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardon him over the corruption cases he’s battled for half a decade.

“My lawyers filed today a pardon request to the state’s president,” Netanyahu said in a Nov. 30 statement, translated from Hebrew to English.
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