Another day, another insult for a head of state.
Herzog responds to Trump request for Netanyahu pardon: ‘I am president of Israel’
President Isaac Herzog was en route back to Israel from Australia on Thursday night when United States President Donald Trump publicly urged him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he should be “ashamed” for not doing so.
“I think the people of Israel should really shame him. He’s disgraceful for not giving it. He should give it,” Trump said during a White House event.
The comments reached Herzog mid-flight, aboard a commercial airliner carrying him and his delegation home after a four-day visit.
On the flight, Herzog gathered his advisers and staff to help formulate a response at 30,000 feet.
In a written statement issued from the plane, the President’s Residence stated that the prime minister’s pardon request is currently with the Justice Ministry for a legal opinion and that only after this process is complete will Herzog consider it.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-886544
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