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If Netanyahu is saying I'm going to kill the judicial overhaul, even if he's saying this off the record, if you give me a pardon, that means that the judicial overhaul that he went through after he was indicted was only a bargaining chip to get to this point. I don't think Nadav, Amit, Dan, and the state of Israel has another six years to spend on this. And I think it's time to take the pill and in order not to puke and to actually end this trial once and forth.

It's 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 30th, here in New York City. It is 10 p.m. on Sunday, November 30th here in New York City. It is 10 p.m. on Sunday, November 30th, in Israel, where Israelis are winding down their day and processing a pretty newsy day. Today, Sunday, President Isaac Herzog received a formal request from Prime Minister Netanyahu for a pardon in his years-long corruption trial.

The documents included a 111-page letter written by Netanyahu's lawyer, Amit Haddad,

in which he argued that a pardon would allow the Prime Minister to focus squarely on advancing

Israel's interest and would, quote, mend rifts between different sectors of the public, close quote.

Notably, Netanyahu's letter does not include an apology or admission of guilt

or any offer to step away from elected politics.

This development comes just over two weeks after President Trump directly requested of Herzog that he parted in the prime minister,

referring to Netanyahu's trial as a, quote, political, unjustifiable prosecution, close quote.

As expected, Nathan Yahoo's request has elicited fierce criticism from opposition figures.

President Herzog issued an official response stating,

quote, after receiving all of the relevant opinions, the president will responsibly and

sincerely consider the request, close quote. We now await the president's final decision,

which could take weeks. To unpack Natanyahu's request for a pardon and the implications.

We are joined by two of the best source journalists in Israel,

our media contributors, Nadav Ayal, and Amit Segal.

Amit Nadav.

I will start by saying that we have all been waiting for or thinking about this next year

before Israeli elections as the the referendum, the capital T,

in the referendum on Netanyahu, but it may be arriving actually sooner with this decision

over a pardon. And I want to start with you, Nadav. You are on vacation. If people are watching

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