Justice Ministry Official Supports Netanyahu Pardon Amid Controversy

Amichay Eliyahu, acting for Israel's justice minister, has supported pardoning Netanyahu in a position paper sent to the president, suggesting it could help heal national divisions. This stance conflicts with a legal watchdog group's call for Eliyahu to withhold the pardon recommendation, highlighting contentious legal and political debates. Attention now turns to the president's final decision and potential political ramifications within Israel's fraught judicial landscape.