Jerusalem Daily: Israel pardons soldier Elor Azaria

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Jerusalem Daily: Israel pardons soldier Elor Azaria. (2026, September 20). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/20/jerusalem-daily-israel-pardons-soldier-elor-azaria?traffic_source=rss

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardoned former soldier Elor Azaria, who had been convicted for shooting and killing a wounded Palestinian man in 2016. This pardon came as 100,000 Jewish Israelis were praying at the Western Wall ahead of Yom Kippur. Al Jazeera’s report focuses on the latest developments regarding Azaria's case.

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardoned Elor Azaria, a former combat medic who was convicted in 2017 for manslaughter after shooting dead Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, a wounded Palestinian attacker lying on the ground in Hebron, West Bank. The pardon, recommended by Defence Minister Israel Katz and granted ahead of Yom Kippur, took effect despite opposition from Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, the military's chief of staff. Azaria served two-thirds of his 18-month sentence before being released in May 2018. In a statement, Herzog cited the passage of time and the spiritual significance of Yom Kippur as reasons for the pardon.

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardons former soldier Elor Azaria who shot and killed a wounded Palestinian man in 2016, while 100,000 Jewish Israelis pray at the Western Wall ahead of Yom Kippur.

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2026-09-21 · Al Jazeera

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardons former soldier Elor Azaria who shot and killed a wounded Palestinian man in 2016, while 100,000 Jewish Israelis pray at the Western Wall ahead of Yom Kippur. asserted

Israelis → pardon → Kippur

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