Editing President of Israel (section)

====Presidential clemency====
The president has broad power to pardon, reduce, or commute the sentences of both soldiers and civilians, including to refuse requests for such clemency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Israel_2013#s272|title=Basic Law: The President of the State, Section 11 (b)|publisher=The Constitute Project|access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref> The president reaches a decision regarding the prerogative of clemency at his or her own discretion, after receiving information from the applicants, requesting the opinion of other parties, and consulting the [[Ministry of Justice (Israel)|minister of justice]] or the [[Ministry of Defense (Israel)|minister of defense]], as the case may be. Each Israeli president adopts a different approach to how they handle clemency, which influences their decision making.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.president.gov.il/en/clemency/|title=Presidential Pardons|publisher=Office of the President of the State of Israel|access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref>