Israel : Netanyahu asks president to grant him pardon from corruption charges

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Israel : Netanyahu asks president to grant him pardon from corruption charges  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a formal pardon request in his long-running corruption cases to the Israeli president. Herzog says he will ‘sincerely consider the request”. No apology or admission of guilt from PM. Opposition says it would harm rule of law.    READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/30/israel-netanyahu-asks-president-to-grant-him-pardon-from-corruption-charges  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked President Isaac

00:06Herzog for a pardon amid his years-long corruption trial. The presidency called

00:11the request extraordinary and said it had significant implications but said

00:15that it would responsibly and sincerely consider it. Netanyahu has repeatedly

00:21denied any wrongdoing but says the trial has divided the country and claims the

00:26pardon would help unify Israel. However, the opposition has criticized the

00:31request and says it would undermine the rule of law. Netanyahu is charged with

00:36fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. He has not

00:41been convicted of any crime. The request comes just weeks after US President

00:47Donald Trump similarly requested Herzog to pardon Netanyahu. Mr. President, why don't

00:53you give him a pardon? The US leader had called the charges unjustified and called

00:57the case against Netanyahu a witch hunt.

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