Scores of Israelis protested near President Isaac Herzog’s home in Tel Aviv to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a presidential pardon from corruption charges. Opposition lawmakers, including Knesset member Naama Lazimi, joined the protest, which demanded Herzog reject the pardon request, The Times of Israel daily reported on Sunday. Protesters held signs blaming Netanyahu for Israel’s political crisis and chanted, “You are the leader; you are the guilty.”

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