President Isaac Herzog has signaled he will not consider Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pardon request in his ongoing corruption trial until all efforts to negotiate a plea deal have been exhausted, a position formalized in late April 2026 after months of deliberation. This approach prioritizes mediation between Netanyahu’s legal team and the Attorney General over an immediate presidential decision, creating a procedural timeline that makes action by the June 30 deadline improbable. External pressure from U.S. officials has not altered Herzog’s stated preference for resolving the cases through agreement rather than clemency. Trader consensus at 89 percent against a pardon by that date reflects these institutional steps and the absence of any fast-track mechanism under Israeli law.