Protests erupt in Tel Aviv as corruption-plagued Netanyahu seeks pardon

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The Israeli regime’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a presidential pardon from his long-running corruption charges has been met with public contempt and political condemnation.

Protesters outside the residence of the regime’s president, Isaac Herzog, denounced the maneuver as an assault on the rule of law, waving signs beneath a large pile of bananas labeled "Pardon," equating the move to a "Banana Republic."

Netanyahu, 76, formally petitioned President Herzog for clemency, seeking to escape potential imprisonment if he is ultimately convicted.

For years, the Israeli regime's leader had refused to request a pardon, as Israeli law typically requires an admission of guilt.