Overview
- The submission includes a 111-page legal brief by attorney Amit Hadad and a separate letter from Netanyahu, with no admission of guilt or pledge to leave politics.
- The presidency called it an extraordinary request with significant implications and forwarded it to the Justice Ministry’s Pardons Department before an advisory opinion is prepared for the president.
- Netanyahu argues clemency serves the public interest by easing societal divisions and allowing him to focus on security, noting court appearances three times a week hinder governance.
- President Donald Trump urged President Isaac Herzog in a letter to grant a full pardon to Netanyahu, adding international pressure to the process.
- Opposition figures and watchdog groups urged rejection, and legal experts cautioned that a presidential pardon would not automatically halt the ongoing trial spanning three cases of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.