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His trial has lasted for nearly six years, and now he's being called to testify in court three days a week.
In a video statement, Netanyahu said that makes it impossible to handle Israel's security and diplomatic challenges.
He said ending the trial would allow him to pursue common interests with the U.S.
President Trump also recently called for a pardon.
Netanyahu is not admitting guilt, and a pardon before conviction is extremely rare in Israeli history.
The Israeli president's office called it an extraordinary request.
Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
In a surprise move, Netanyahu is asking Israel's President Isaac Herzog for a formal pardon to end the criminal proceedings against him.
Netanyahu is charged with accepting bribes and pursuing deals with media moguls for positive press coverage.
His trial has lasted for nearly six years, and now he's being called to testify in court three days a week.
In a video statement, Netanyahu said that makes it impossible to handle Israel's security and diplomatic challenges.
He said ending the trial would allow him to pursue common interests with the U.S.
President Trump also recently called for a pardon.
Netanyahu is not admitting guilt, and a pardon before conviction is extremely rare in Israeli history.
The Israeli president's office called it an extraordinary request.
Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The Israeli expropriation would be the largest land seizure for antiquities ever recorded in the West Bank, according to the watchdog group Peace Now.
The Sebastia archaeological site is identified with the capital of the biblical kingdom of Israel.
The site includes remains from the 1st century BC and from Roman Byzantine crusader and other periods.
It's located in a Palestinian village, and tourism there has been a source of income for Palestinians.