Netanyahu's legal woes, pardon request divide Israeli society while war strategy offers no reprieve | | AW

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "I will consider solely the best interests of the state of Israel and Israeli society," he said.
50% : Many polls indicate that his coalition, the most right-wing in Israel's history, would struggle to win enough seats to form the next government.
48% : Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu attends his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 21 April, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday for the first time since asking the country's president for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial.
41% : Netanyahu has been charged with fraud and breach of trust over allegations that he and his wife wrongfully received almost 700,000 shekels ($210,000) worth of gifts Prosecutors say Netanyahu negotiated a deal with Arnon Mozes, owner of Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, for better coverage in return for legislation to slow the growth of a rival newspaper.
41% : Pardons in Israel have typically been granted only after legal proceedings have concluded and the accused has been convicted.
40% : Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, was indicted back in 2019 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust after years of investigations.
36% : Naftali Bennett, a former prime minister, said he would support ending the trial if Netanyahu were to agree to withdraw from politics "in order to pull Israel out of this chaos".

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