Herzog Pardons Soldier Convicted of Killing Palestinian
How 33 Israeli newsrooms (in English, fr, Hebrew, Arabic, Russian) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By Yossi Verter
First reported by Mignews · 2 days ago
What happened
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has pardoned Elor Azaria, an IDF soldier convicted of manslaughter for killing a wounded Palestinian attacker in 2016. The pardon commutes the remainder of Azaria's sentence, effectively ending his legal obligations related to the highly publicized and divisive case.
- 01President Herzog pardoned IDF soldier Elor Azaria, convicted of killing a Palestinian attacker.
- 02Azaria was serving a sentence for manslaughter in the 2016 Hebron shooting.
- 03The pardon commutes the remainder of his sentence.
- 04The case was highly divisive in Israel.
- 05The pardon comes shortly before Yom Kippur and near an election.
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