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Trump claims he spoke to Herzog who said pardon for Netanyahu ‘on its way’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
US President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Alex Brandon)
US President Donald Trump claims that he spoke with President Isaac Herzog who told him that a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “on its way.
Asked outside of Mar-a-Lago whether Herzog will pardon Netanyahu, Trump responds, “I think he will. How do you not. He’s a wartime prime minister. He’s a hero.”
“I spoke to the president… he tells me it’s on its way. Can’t do better than that, right?” Trump says proudly as Netanyahu stands alongside him.
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