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Israeli President Isaac Herzog has expunged the criminal record of a former soldier convicted of manslaughter for killing a wounded Palestinian in Hebron a decade ago.
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Herzog → expunge → Hebron
Herzog announced on Saturday that he had shortened the remaining erasure period on Elor Azaria’s record, effectively clearing it despite opposition from Israeli army Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Eyal Zamir.
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he → announce → Zamir
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3Anger → erupt → sniper
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The military had opposed the move.
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military → film → move
In a letter to the defence minister, Zamir and other senior officers said Azaria “has refrained from expressing remorse and taking responsibility for his actions, even a decade after his conviction”.
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Azaria → say → conviction
The president’s office said it had taken the military’s position into account but decided the circumstances justified allowing Azaria to “open a new chapter in his life”.
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Azaria → say → life
Azaria, an army medic at the time, was filmed shooting Abdel Fattah al-Sharif in the head in March 2016.
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Azaria → film → March
Al-Sharif had stabbed and wounded a soldier but had already been shot by Israeli troops and had lain on the ground for about 11 minutes before Azaria killed him.
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Azaria → stab → him
Azaria was convicted by a military court in 2017 and sentenced to 18 months in prison, later reduced to 14 months.
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Azaria → convict → months
He was released in May 2018 after serving nine months.
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He → release → months
Herzog’s office said the decision followed a request from Defence Minister Israel Katz in July and was based on “the passage of time, the completion of his sentence, and the remorse he has expressed”.
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he → say → sentence
The statement added that the pardon was issued “in the spirit” of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, and did not challenge the original legal proceedings.
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pardon → add → proceedings
Katz welcomed the pardon, writing on X that it “sends an important message to [Israeli army] soldiers and their families: We do not abandon our fighters”.
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We → welcome → fighters
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, called the decision “deeply moving” and urged Herzog to grant a similar pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption.
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who → call → corruption
The 2016 shooting generated intense debate in Israel and drew international condemnation at the time.
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shooting → generate → time
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had condemned the shooting as an “extrajudicial execution” and a “war crime”, saying the video footage “demolished all the slogans chanted by the occupation leaders about the ethics of the Israeli army”.
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footage → condemn → army
The family of al-Sharif had dismissed the legal proceedings as a “farce” aimed at improving Israel’s international image rather than delivering justice.
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family → dismiss → justice
The United Nations human rights office described the original sentence as “excessively lenient” and said it risked “reinforcing the culture of impunity”.
In 2024, the Joe Biden administration barred Azaria and his immediate family from entering the United States, citing an “extrajudicial killing”.
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administration → describe → killing
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