President Isaac Herzog addressed the issue of a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the President's Conference for a Shared Israeli Future. Regarding attempts to discuss a plea deal for Netanyahu, he said that "one side said it's ready to come to the room, I expect the other side will come as well." Herzog said: "It's important for me to say, I demand contacts because I truly believe that on these heavy issues that are searing the heart of Israeli society and dividing it, the right way as much as possible is to reach understandings and arrangements." According to him, "in this case too, it's difficult for everyone, certainly difficult for the sides, but the moment one side said it's ready to come to the room, I also expect the other side will come to the room."