After the cease-fire agreement in Gaza, Donald Trump called, before the Knesset (13.10.2025), the president of Israel to grant a presidential pardon to Benjamin Netanyahu about his legal adventures.
The “sponda” of Donald Trump “went to pieces” due to the festive atmosphere in the Israeli parliament, however the American president returned with a new intervention in the internal affairs of Israel, to defend his friend, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In particular, the American president wrote a letter to his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, to ask him to pardon the Israeli prime minister, who is on trial on corruption charges, as announced today (11/12/2025) by the Israeli presidential office.
President Trump sent a letter to Israeli President Herzog calling him to pardon Prime Minister Netanyahu pic.twitter.com/FDKs5rTiHq
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Netanyahu faces three indictments. His trials have been postponed due to the war in Gaza.
«Although I absolutely respect the independence of the Israeli judicial system and its mandates“, Trump assures, “I believe that this ‘case’ against Bibi, who has fought alongside me for a long time, and against Israel’s very bitter adversary, Iran, is a political, unjustified persecution».
The office of the president of Israel announced that anyone seeking a presidential pardon must submit a formal application in accordance with applicable procedures.
During his recent visit to Israel, Trump, during his speech before the Knesset, had asked Isaac Herzog to pardon Netanyahu.