Netanyahu Refuses To Retire for a Pardon

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00:00Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to retire from politics in exchange for a pardon

00:07and plans to run in the elections again. This is what the Jerusalem Post revealed,

00:14quoting sources saying that the Israeli Prime Minister will not consider any deal requiring

00:20him to leave the political arena in exchange for receiving a pardon for the ongoing trials,

00:25after Israeli media reported that the conditions of the pardon require Netanyahu to resign from the

00:31position of Prime Minister, even if only temporarily. Meanwhile, opposition leader Yair Lapid called on

00:40Netanyahu to retire, saying that any pardon is conditional upon an admission of guilt,

00:45an expression of remorse, and withdrawal from political life. Other Israeli media sources

00:51revealed that Israeli President Isaac Herzog may consider Netanyahu's request for a pardon.

00:57Netanyahu appeared in a video saying that his personal interest requires that the trials

01:02continue to the end, but the national interest dictates otherwise.