Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar on Friday called for an end to Prime Minister Netanyahu's trial and the granting of a full pardon, saying 'it is time to return Israel to the right track,' according to a statement carried by Israeli media.
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar on Friday joined the growing chorus of coalition members calling for the termination of Prime Minister Netanyahu's ongoing criminal trial. In a statement released via his office and carried by Israeli media, Zohar asserted that halting the proceedings and granting a full pardon to the prime minister is necessary to 'return Israel to the right track.'
The call comes amid a wider push by several senior coalition figures. As The Zioneer has reported in recent days, Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Minister Orit Strock have both publicly urged an end to the trial—Levin by either pardon or cancellation, Strock by outright annulment. Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu has similarly pressed President Herzog to issue a pardon. However, Zohar's statement is among the most explicit from a full cabinet minister in recent days, appealing directly to the legal system or executive authority to act.
The prime minister's trial, which has continued through the cross-examination phase, remains a deeply divisive political issue. Netanyahu himself has said he still seeks a pardon even after cases against him were reportedly weakened. The precise mechanism Zohar envisions for stopping the trial—whether via presidential pardon, Knesset legislation, or executive intervention—was not specified in the statement.
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