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Herzog Shortens Elor Azaria’s Criminal Record Period After Katz Request
The president acted on Katz’s recommendation and cited Azaria’s completed sentence, remorse and rehabilitation after the 2016 Hebron shooting.
- On Saturday, President Isaac Herzog pardoned Elor Azaria, the combat medic who shot a wounded Palestinian attacker in the West Bank a decade ago.
- Azaria was convicted of manslaughter after shooting Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, who lay wounded in Hebron after stabbing a soldier, marking a rare military court ruling against a soldier for field actions.
- While some Palestinians and human rights groups described his 18-month sentence as too lenient, many in the Israeli public supported the soldier; Azaria later stated, "I would act exactly the same, because that's how I needed to act."
- Defense Minister Israel Katz recommended the pardon, which Herzog granted citing the approaching Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, while Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir welcomed the decision as "emotional and very happy."
- The pardon does not constitute a reassessment of the case, according to Herzog's statement, concluding the legal saga for the soldier who had served two-thirds of his 18-month sentence.
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Israeli President Yitzhak Hertsug granted Saturday an amnesty to a former soldier who had taken care of a wounded Palestinian in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron in 2016.
Isaac Herzog grants request concerning former soldier Elor Azaria despite army saying he never expressed remorse, accepted responsibility
·Ankara, Türkiye
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The case had highlighted deep divisions within Israeli society with many condemning the killing, including high-ranking army officers and those who considered it justified.
·Marousi, Greece
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