President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before he boards Air Force One at Ben Gurion International Airport, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, near Tel Aviv, as Israel's President Isaac Herzog, left, watches. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Netanyahu is currently standing trial on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three separate corruption cases. The trial, which began in 2020, marked the first time a sitting Israeli prime minister testified as a criminal defendant.
Trump wrote that "it is time to let Bibi unite Israel by pardoning him, and ending that lawfare once and for all."
Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The statement said that Herzog holds Trump in the "highest regard" and "continues to express his deep appreciation" for Trump’s support of Israel and his "tremendous" role in the return of hostages from Gaza.
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Trump previously urged Herzog to pardon Netanyahu during a speech in the Israeli Knesset last month.
Fox News’ Yonat Friling contributed to this report.
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