‘Only the Guilty Seek Pardons’: Political Firestorm over Netanyahu’s Request
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FILE PHOTO: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid delivers a statement at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament,, in Jerusalem, February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo i24 news – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a formal request for a presidential pardon to President Isaac Herzog on Sunday, igniting a political firestorm across Israel’s political landscape. Opposition leader and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid called on President Herzog to reject the request outright. “You cannot grant him a pardon without an admission of guilt, an expression of remorse, and his immediate departure from political life,” Lapid said. Yair Golan, head of the Democrats party and a retired major general, condemned the move as an implicit admission of guilt. “The only acceptable arrangement is for Netanyahu to take responsibility, admit guilt, leave politics, and release the nation from this crisis. Only then can unity be restored.” National Unity Party chairman Benny Gantz accused Netanyahu of using the request to distract the public from the controversial draft-exemption bill. “He’s acting like an arsonist who starts a fire and then demands protection money to put it out,” Gantz said. “Inst...
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Source: Algemeiner
Posted on 12-01-2025 00:03
Category: Israel