Yossi Schwartz ISL (RCIT section in Israel/Occupied Palestine) 15.02.2026
After Netanyahu entered the White House by the back door to meet his master, many asked why it was so important for Netanyahu to have this urgent meeting Today, it is clear that Netanyahu discussed his trial with the President of the United States and once again asked Trump to intervene on his behalf.
Donald Trump left the meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, sprinkled with fire and sulfur. Not about Ali Khamenei, but about Israeli President Isaac Herzog for not granting Netanyahu the promised and delayed pardon
Trump declared: “It’s not easy when there’s a president who refuses to pardon him. He(Herzog) should be ashamed of himself… The people of Israel must shame him… he is embarrassed and humiliated.” It’s unpleasant, to say the least, to take such a cold shower in public from the president of the United States, who is so beloved in Israel.
Herzog claims does not “refuse” to grant a pardon. He has not yet decided, the process is underway. He never said “five times” that he would grant a pardon. Each time he made his statements, he noted that the request was handled according to the rules. Even if he refuses, he will not “lose” the power to pardon.
It’s hard to know whether Trump would have made this statement if he had been well-versed in what is happening on the pardon issue, if someone who supposedly doesn’t know who had fed him these hard lies. This is the second time,
The statement in Washington made it clear why the prime minister rushed to the White House. The situation in Iran is not simple for Trump, who does not want a long war, but it is more important that Netanyahu stop his trial with a pardon without pleading guilty. And losing the election to Benet, while his trial is still going on, is much more a catastrophe for him than a nuclear missile that lands in Dimona.
At least in this regard, Netanyahu has achieved his goal. At least for now. The Americans prefer a deal with Iran, and it is not at all clear whether it will include Israel’s demands to curb Iran’s ballistic missile program and its support for the organizations it supports: Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis.
The surrender of the president of the Zionist monster to Trump’s demand will deal the final blow to the Zionist legal system; What Netanyahu, Levin, Gvir and others in the coalition have failed to do – a presidential pardon will do.
Presumably, Trump will land in Israel on Independence Day to receive the Israel Prize, and perhaps to light a torch, he will come as a ruler who is God’s messenger for Netanyahu and the Likud.
As for the pardon, which is not a pardon but a request to end the trial without a verdict the President’s Office estimates that the final material will be formulated and reach Herzog by the end of March. Legal experts estimate that the recommendation will be not to accede to the request as it is formulated: without an admission of guilt, remorse or a willingness to pay any price, but there is no telling what the so-called rag the president of Israel will ultimately decide, because if it were not for Netanyahu’s support, he would not have been president, as he was a member of the ephemeral Labor Party.
If Israel were not such a dangerous state that commits genocide and terror, it would be a circus.