Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked President Issac Herzog to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that’s bitterly divided the country. The Office of the President called it an “extraordinary request,” carrying with it “significant implications.” Netanyahu is the only sitting prime minister in Israeli history to stand trial, after being charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases accusing him of exchanging favors with wealthy political supporters.

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