Massive protests have erupted across Israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks a rare presidential pardon in his ongoing corruption cases. Demonstrators gathered outside President Herzog’s home in Tel Aviv, holding bananas and wearing prison jumpsuits to mock the PM under the slogan “Pardon Banana Republic.” Netanyahu, facing Cases 1000, 2000 and 4000, argues the trial is dividing the nation, but activists and opposition leaders accuse him of abusing power. Public pressure is intensifying as critics demand Herzog reject the highly unusual pardon request.
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