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Monday, January 20, 2020
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Monday, January 20, 2020
PM says will discuss pardon for Naama Issachar with Putin, hopes for ‘good news’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms he will use his meeting later this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a potential pardon for Israeli-American backpacker Naama Issachar, who was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison over several grams of marijuana.
“Today, I met with Yaffa, Naama Issachar’s mother,” Netanyahu says in a statement. “I hugged her in the name of you all, and told her that as the Kremlin published today, I am expected to meet President Putin on Thursday, and discuss a pardon for Naama with him.
“I hope just as much as you do for positive news.”
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