Post B0m2gorF1Zdmsfc0OG by wellingtonrock@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #B0m0KuQtPrabtNiEQC by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-30T14:02:54Z
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu asked the country's president on Sunday for a #pardon in his years-long #corruption trial, arguing that criminal proceedings were hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for #Israel.https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-officially-asks-israeli-president-pardon-2025-11-30/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
(DIR) Post #B0m0apfYtUmVkhANoe by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-30T14:05:48Z
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President Isaac #Herzog's office said the request would be forwarded to the #pardons department in the justice ministry, as is standard practice, to collect opinions, which would be submitted to the president's legal adviser, who will formulate a recommendation for the president.#Israel's Justice Minister, #YarivLevin, is a member of #Netanyahu's Likud party & a close ally of the prime minister.#law #corruption
(DIR) Post #B0m0lI0uMit2YY8a3M by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-30T14:07:42Z
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Neither the prime minister nor his lawyers made any admission of #guilt. A #pardon in #Israel has traditionally been granted only after legal proceedings have concluded & the accused has been convicted. #Netanyahu's lawyers argued that the president can intervene when public interest is at stake, as in this case, with a view to healing divisions & strengthening national unity.#law #corruption
(DIR) Post #B0m2gorF1Zdmsfc0OG by wellingtonrock@mastodon.social
2025-11-30T14:29:15Z
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RE: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/115639017454836081@NonilexBut NOT very good for the International Rule of Law, nor for Israel's standing as a law-abiding country. Nothing, short of trying Netanyahu and the rest for WAR CRIMES will restore that. Ask Germany!
(DIR) Post #B0mGuB7axTEN3NWeMy by TomDB@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-11-30T17:08:29Z
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@Nonilex A pardon would only serve him. Tell that to the people in Tel Aviv who protested him.