Donald Trump has faced backlash after he publicly asked the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, to pardon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

During a recent speech to the Knesset, President Donald Trump lauded Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid and humorously addressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. , US News, Times Now

Netanyahu hailed Trump as “the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House," and he promised to work with him going forward.

This is new, where you’ve got a U.S. president looking at the domestic trouble that his buddies are in and then trying to intervene to stop the criminal justice process,” said Kim Lane Scheppele, a Princeton University professor of sociology and international affairs.

Trump’s visit and the hero’s welcome punctuate a peace deal that, if lasting, would likely be one of the most significant foreign policy achievements of his presidency.

Trump is in Israel amid the release of the remaining hostages taken by Hamas. Wedding season is caught up in government shutdown drama. It's not clear yet how Diane Keaton died. President Donald Trump addressed Israel's parliament Monday morning following the release of remaining hostages taken by Hamas in the Oct.