Likud ministers petition Herzog to pardon Netanyahu

(JNS) — Likud Cabinet and deputy ministers have signed a letter calling on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in connection to his ongoing criminal trial.

The letter, dated Oct. 19, was initiated by Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman, who posted it on X.

“Unfortunately, today it is already clear to everyone that as long as his trial is underway, which is like a bleeding wound in the body of Israeli society, there will be no unity in Israel,” the letter states.

The move comes in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s call during his...