Overview
- Kyodo News reported the declaration on December 7 in a Jerusalem dispatch carried by multiple Japanese local outlets.
- Nishinippon and Hokkaido Shimbun Digital published the report, with some articles available only to subscribers.
- Late-November reports said Netanyahu requested a presidential pardon intended to end his corruption case.
- Any pardon would involve Israel’s president, placing the issue within formal clemency procedures and scrutiny of accountability.
- The prime minister’s stance indicates he seeks legal relief without stepping away from political life.