Netanyahu’s pardon push and the dangers facing Israel’s civic fabric - opinion
Netanyahu’s request for a preemptive pardon lacks a legal basis and risks deepening Israel’s political fractures as pressure grows to resolve his trial.
President Issaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend an event for outstanding soldiers on Independence Day this past year. Netanyahu has asked Herzog to take an impossible step, the writer maintains.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)ByYEDIDIA STERN
