Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans right
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
66/100
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Politics
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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.
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that → pardon → country
Elor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter and his release after serving two-thirds of his 18-month sentence drew enormous attention in Israel, where military service is compulsory for most Jewish men.
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service → serve → men
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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I → say → release
Azaria had approached Abdel Fattah al-Sharif as he lay on the ground, unarmed and badly hurt, after stabbing a soldier in the city of Hebron.
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he → approach → Hebron
A mobile phone video captured Azaria shooting al-Sharif in the head.
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Azaria → capture → head
The office of president Isaac Herzog said in a statement on Saturday that he acted on the recommendation of defence minister Israel Katz.
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he → say → Katz
The statement cited the time that had passed, and the spirit of the approaching Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, holiday as among the factors in the decision.
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that → cite → decision
Herzog’s office also said that Azaria, who was 20 when he was sentenced, had “expressed his sorrow” in his request.
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he → say → request
The statement noted that in an earlier request, he called his gunshot an “operational error”.
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he → note → gunshot
In a separate statement, Katz called it a “right, humane and fitting decision” and said Azaria had been in a “complex operational mission”.
But the military’s chief of staff, Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, had said in a letter to the defence minister that the pardon should not be granted, Israeli media reported.
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media → call → minister
The conviction was a rare case of a military court ruling against a soldier for deadly action taken in the field.
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court → rule → field
Top generals had pressed for his prosecution, while many in the Israeli public supported Azaria at a time when there had been a series of stabbings and car-ramming attacks by Palestinians or Israeli Arabs.
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many → press → Palestinians
Some supporters protested outside his trial.
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supporters → protest → trial
On Saturday, Israel’s hard-line national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in a statement that “cancelling the criminal record of someone who killed a terrorist makes me emotional and very happy”.
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me → say → terrorist
Some Palestinians and human rights groups had described Azaria’s sentence as far too lenient.
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Palestinians → describe → sentence
Prosecutors had sought a sentence of three to five years.
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Prosecutors → seek → years
The statement by Herzog’s office on Saturday said that his decision “does not constitute a reassessment of the case”.
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decision → say → case
The divisions over Azaria’s case led to public polling and political pressure that led the defence minister at the time, Moshe Ya’alon, to resign.
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that → lead → time
After the verdict, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for Azaria to be pardoned.
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Azaria → call → verdict
After the sentencing, the Palestinian government minister in charge of prisoner affairs, Issa Karaka, called it a “joke”.
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minister → call → it
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