Former U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly appealed to Israeli President Isaac Herzog to grant a full pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently embroiled in three separate corruption cases. In a letter addressed to Herzog on Wednesday, Trump lauded Netanyahu’s contributions to fostering peace with Arab nations, a feat he described as a millennia-long aspiration. Trump emphasized Netanyahu’s role as a decisive wartime leader and his ongoing efforts to expand the Abraham Accords, a series of normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states. He labeled the corruption charges against Netanyahu as politically motivated and unjustified, urging Herzog to end what he termed ‘lawfare’ and allow Netanyahu to unify the nation. Netanyahu faces allegations of fraud, bribery, and breach of trust, including accusations of accepting over $260,000 in luxury gifts from billionaires in exchange for political favors and attempting to influence media coverage. While Herzog possesses the authority to issue pardons, such requests must follow established legal procedures, as reiterated by his office in response to Trump’s appeal. Trump’s repeated calls for Netanyahu’s pardon have drawn criticism from Israeli opposition figures. Netanyahu’s trial has faced multiple delays due to Israel’s military operations in Gaza, Syria, and Iran, as well as his controversial judicial reform proposals, which sparked widespread protests before subsiding after the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023.