Netanyahu’s Pardon Shakshuka
His bid for clemency - without guilt, facts, or remorse - lets Netanyahu shift the conversation from responsibility to political theater
Israel’s Basic Law on presidential powers grants the President absolute authority to pardon offenders. It states: “The President of the State holds the authority to pardon offenders and to reduce or commute their sentences.”
Anyone who read Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s letter yesterday to President Isaac Herzog could not identify an offense, nor a…
