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A Bibi Pardon Could Destroy Israel’s Reputation

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17.02.2026

When Donald Trump called upon Israel’s President Isaac Herzog to issue a pardon for Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, Bibi entered into a class of criminals he should have avoided.

Trump said Herzog “should be ashamed of himself” for not granting a pardon to Netanyahu, who is standing trial for alleged fraud, bribery, and breach of trust.

Trump then went on to say, “I think the people of Israel should really shame him (Herzog).  He’s disgraceful for not giving it,” Trump added.

That’s because everyone else Trump has ever pardoned has been a convicted criminal whose crimes ranged from fraud, money laundering, drug smuggling, theft, perjury, and elected politicians who were found guilty of violating the public trust.

Trump’s first approval of criminality happened on his first day in office when he pardoned about 1,500 convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioters. The rioters attacked Capitol police and vandalized the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election. The release of these right-wing rioters now comprises a band of Trump’s Brown Shirts who went back to almost every state in the union.  Some of these rioters are now suspected of being........

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