Yaffa Issachar, the mother of Naama, sent the letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin through the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III.
Netanyahu thanked the Russian president for his birthday greetings “and again raised the issue of the request for a pardon for Naama Issachar,” his office said.
A Moscow court handed down a 7.5 year sentence to Naama Issachar, 26, for marijuana trafficking after discovering 9 grams in her suitcase, a legal amount for personal use in Israel, while transferring planes from India to Israel.