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Netanyahu just made the craziest move of his career.

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has initiated a fraught constitutional and political move by seeking a presidential pardon from President Isaac Herzog amidst ongoing corruption trials. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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NetanyahuIsaac HerzogCorruptionPrime MinisterLegal SystemPardonCase 4000Israeli Justice

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Prosecutors allege that, in exchange for positive coverage on the popular Israel news site Walla, Netanyahu used his regulatory power to grant business benefits worth over 1.8 billion shekels (approximately $500 million USD) to the owner of Israeli telecommunications company Bezeq."

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