While Netanyahu waits: Herzog grants surprising pardon to senior figure
The President of the State commuted the remainder of the sentence of Shraga Brosh, former president of the Manufacturers Association who was convicted of tax and fraud offenses, to five months of community service after…
Assessment
President Herzog commuted the remaining prison sentence of Shraga Brosh, a former president of the Manufacturers Association convicted of tax and fraud offenses, to five months of community service after Brosh served only a month and a half. The move is politically charged because Prime Minister Netanyahu is awaiting a similar act of clemency in his own legal proceedings. The surprising nature of the pardon raises questions about Herzog's criteria and the timing relative to Netanyahu's unresolved legal situation.