“He’s a disgrace. He should grant a pardon today,” Trump reportedly said. “He promised me five times that he would give a pardon and didn’t keep his word. I don’t want anything to distract Bibi except the war with Iran.”

The comments come amid continued debate in Israel over Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial and whether a presidential pardon should be considered during wartime. Trump has repeatedly called the charges against Netanyahu a “political witch hunt” and has urged Herzog to intervene so that the prime minister can focus fully on national security and the confrontation with Iran. 

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