Why does Trump want to pardon Netanyahu, would it even heal Israel's divided society? - opinion
His main motivating force seems to be his desire to stay in power at any cost, with the help of his coalition, and a policy of doing away with Israel’s liberal democracy and liberal legal system.
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump sits with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and President Isaac Herzog at a special parliamentary session last month. In his address, Trump called on Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.(photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Reuters)BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF