Trump Seeks Pardon for Netanyahu; Oligarchs United
Bloomberg noted Donald Trump's public plea in the Knesset for a pardon for Benjamin Netanyahu, currently facing charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. This headline acts as if it's surprising. The cozy relationship between these leaders, often framed as 'strategic,' has long included mutual endorsements thinly veiled as policy. Trump's 2018 move of the US embassy to Jerusalem and
recognition of Golan Heights annexation were gifts to Netanyahu, solidifying his political base precisely when corruption allegations were mounting. (Source: Council on Foreign Relations, March 2019 report). One might wonder if this public display is less about 'justice' and more about solidifying a global club of untouchable leaders. How many international leaders get a US President, particularly
one who himself faces multiple indictments, to campaign for their legal immunity abroad? The irony, it seems, is only lost on those who refuse to see political influence for what it truly is: a transactional game, where accountability is for the little people.