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US, Israeli envoys both say Netanyahu did not ask Trump to push Herzog again for pardon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Both the Israeli ambassador to Washington and his US counterpart in Jerusalem tell Channel 12 that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not ask US President Donald Trump to publicly demand again from President Isaac Herzog that he pardon the premier.
Trump rebuked Herzog last week for not pardoning the Israeli leader.
“The issue of a pardon and/or Netanyahu’s trial did not come up, nor were they discussed in the meeting between the leaders,” says Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter.
“I’m pretty sure he did not [ask Trump to comment publicly],” says US Ambassador Mike Huckabee. “I think that’s something that originated with President Trump.”
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