Israeli President Pardons Soldier
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- Heba HabibAl Jazeera
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In his first interview after his release, Azaria said he would “act exactly the same, because that’s how I needed to act”.
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Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has pardoned former combat medic Elor Azaria, who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a badly wounded Palestinian attacker in the occupied West Bank nearly a decade ago.
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- 19 Sep
Israel’s president has pardoned a combat medic who shot dead a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank, in a case that divided the country a decade ago.
- 20 Sep
In his first interview after his release, Azaria said he would act in the same way again, saying that was how he “needed to act.”
Coverage 5 articles
20 Sep Jerusalem Daily: Israel pardons soldier Elor Azaria
Al Jazeera
20 Sep Israel President pardons soldier who shot wounded Palestinian attacker dead in West Bank
Times of India
19 Sep Israel's president pardons a combat medic whose shooting of a Palestinian attacker caused debate
Toronto Star
19 Sep Israel’s president pardons soldier who killed wounded Palestinian in 2016
Al Jazeera
19 Sep Israeli president pardons combat medic who shot dead wounded Palestinian attacker
The Guardian
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