The U.S. President said his friend is being put through a “witch hunt” corruption trial, but the Israeli leader’s hold on power is threatened by domestic political issues too.

President Donald Trump’s call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial to be thrown out has plunged the American leader into one of Israel’s most heated debates, unnerving many in its political class just days after they unanimously praised his strikes on Iran.

Unprecedented U.S. Presidential Intervention Sparks Diplomatic Questions President Donald Trump on Wednesday publicly called for the immediate cancellation or a pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his ongoing corruption trial.