In a fiery Knesset address, President Donald Trump urges Israel’s President Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Netanyahu, blasting the leftist “Deep State” for sabotaging peace, diplomacy, and democracy itself.
In a speech that electrified Jerusalem and sent tremors through Israel’s leftist establishment, U.S. President Donald Trump, addressing the Knesset on October 13, made an unprecedented call: he urged President Isaac Herzog to exercise his one substantive constitutional power — the power of pardon — and end the political persecution of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving and most victorious leader, has endured over five years of trial on what Trump branded “absurd” charges — gifts of cigars and champagne from friends decades ago. What began as a so-called corruption probe has since unraveled spectacularly, with one prosecution witness after another demolishing the state’s fabricated case. Yet, the politically biased judge continues to chain Netanyahu to courtrooms three days a week, effectively crippling his ability to govern and lead Israel’s postwar recovery.
Trump’s plea was not just personal — it was strategic and moral. He declared that the harassment of Netanyahu undermines U.S. and Israeli interests alike, warning that “Israel’s Deep State,” with backing from foreign-funded activist networks, was sabotaging the historic U.S.-brokered peace realignments in the Middle East.
🕊️ A Diplomatic Sabotage Exposed
Just days after Trump’s address, a leak from Israel’s judiciary exposed Netanyahu’s secret meeting plans with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, a potential diplomatic breakthrough that could have opened relations with the world’s largest Muslim nation. The leak — allegedly from court-connected sources — forced Subianto to cancel the visit, crippling a U.S.-supported peace initiative.
Trump, furious at the interference, warned that “corrupt lawfare” in Israel not only weakens its democracy but directly damages American geopolitical interests, including the shared U.S.-Israel mission to integrate the Arab and Islamic world into a new Middle East order built on strength and prosperity.
🌍 The Lawfare Link Between Israel and the U.S.
Trump’s speech also drew a direct parallel between the political persecution of Netanyahu and the witch hunts against himself. He accused the same transnational network of leftist billionaires and radical NGOs — such as the Tides Foundation — of funding chaos in both nations, fueling pro-Hamas protests, and undermining democratic institutions.
Congressional investigations in Washington are now probing claims that U.S. tax-exempt organizations illegally financed anti-Netanyahu campaigns, possibly with Biden administration complicity. Trump demanded a full IRS investigation into these “dark money” entities that, he said, embolden extremists and destabilize America’s closest ally in the Middle East.
🛡️ Defending Democracy, Not Interfering
While Israeli leftists and media elites called Trump’s remarks “disgusting” and “interference,” his message was one of solidarity and democratic defense. “Ending the persecution of Netanyahu,” Trump argued, “is essential not just for Israel’s unity but for America’s strategic security.”
Both leaders, he said, have faced “lawfare”— a political weapon masquerading as justice — designed to paralyze nationalist governments that refuse to bow to globalist pressure.
With Netanyahu leading Israel’s triumph in the seven-front war against Iran’s terror axis, and Trump rebuilding America’s alliances from Jerusalem to New Delhi, their partnership represents a vision of a strong, sovereign, and united democratic world.
Trump concluded his Knesset address with a challenge that resonated through the chamber:
“Let Israel be free. Let her leaders lead without shackles. And let the world see what America and Israel can build together when truth defeats tyranny.”
