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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Israel president pardons soldier who killed wounded Palestinian
Jerusalem: Israel’s president Saturday, September 19, pardoned the combat medic who shot dead at close range a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank a decade ago. Elor Azaria’s conviction for manslaughter and his release after serving two-thirds of his sentence drew enormous attention in Israel, where military … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Poli…
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
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