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JERUSALEM, Israel \u2013 Whether or not Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should receive a pardon is top of the news in Israel. President Isaac Herzog says he wants what\u2019s best for the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe issue of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s request for a pardon is clearly provoking debate and is deeply unsettling for many people in the country, across different communities,\u201d Herzog stated. \u201cIt will be handled in the most correct and precise manner. I will consider solely the best interests of the State of Israel and Israeli society.\u201d<\/p>\n
Netanyahu has been battling three separate corruption cases for years and formally requested a pardon on Sunday.<\/p>\n
According to the Jerusalem Post<\/em>, Netanyahu spoke with President Trump by phone Monday evening, discussing the pardon request.<\/p>\n Trump invited Netanyahu to the White House for the fifth time. The prime minister\u2019s office said the two leaders \u201cstressed the importance and obligation of disarming Hamas and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip and discussed expanding the peace agreements.\u201d<\/p>\n Before the call, President Trump posted on social media saying he is \u201csatisfied with the results displayed\u201d in Syria, urging Israel to pursue a constructive relationship with Syria\u2019s leadership, led by President Ahmed Al-Sharaa.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is very important that Israel maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria, and that nothing takes place that will interfere with Syria\u2019s evolution into a prosperous state,\u201d Trump emphasized. \u201cThe new president of Syria, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, is working diligently to make sure good things happen, and that both Syria and Israel will have a long and prosperous relationship together.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s comments come amid rising tensions along the Israeli-Syrian border. Israel has carried out dozens of strikes in recent weeks aimed at intercepting weapons that could pose a threat to Israel. Reports also indicate Israel may expand operations in Syria and investigate whether Syrian troops recently fired on Israeli soldiers.<\/p>\n In Judea and Samaria, a terrorist car ramming attack left an Israeli soldier lightly wounded in the Hebron Hills on Monday evening. On Tuesday morning, two people were lightly wounded in a terrorist stabbing attack north of Jerusalem.<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s Ministry of Defense says the Iron Beam laser-defense system is scheduled for delivery to the IDF by the end of December. Res. Brig. Gen. Dr. Daniel Gold said the system \u201cis expected to fundamentally change the rules of engagement on the battlefield.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" JERUSALEM, Israel \u2013 Whether or not Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should receive a pardon is top of the news in Israel. President Isaac Herzog says he wants what\u2019s best for the country. \u201cThe issue of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s request for a pardon is clearly provoking debate and is deeply unsettling for many people<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[966,1523,695,730,2536,457,2458,2109,174,379,1249],"class_list":["post-11016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jesus","tag-5th","tag-debate","tag-house","tag-invites","tag-israelis","tag-netanyahu","tag-pardon","tag-request","tag-trump","tag-visit","tag-white"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}