{"id":288297,"date":"2026-02-12T22:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/288297\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T22:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:49:11","slug":"trump-blasts-israels-president-over-netanyahu-clemency-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/288297\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump blasts Israel’s president over Netanyahu clemency decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

In response to Trump’s latest remarks, the Israeli presidency said the request was under review and would be considered without any influence from external or internal pressures.<\/p>\n

Under Israeli law, the president has the authority to pardon convicts. <\/p>\n

However, there is no precedent for issuing a pardon while a trial is still underway.<\/p>\n

Domestic and International Pursuit<\/p>\n

In addition to the domestic legal proceedings he is facing in what is known as the “Milchan case,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of receiving gifts from Israeli-American billionaire and film producer Arnon Milchan, with whom he has a long-standing relationship, as well as from another billionaire, James Packer, during his time in office in exchange for alleged favours.<\/p>\n

He is also facing arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against him and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant.<\/p>\n

The court said it had found reasonable grounds to believe that both men “bear criminal responsibility for the following crimes as co-perpetrators for committing the acts jointly with others: the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare, and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution and other inhumane acts,” according to the court\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n

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