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Israeli court upholds jail term for ex-soldier in Hebron shooting [View all]
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS
JULY 30, 2017 / 10:23 AM / 3 HOURS AGO
Israeli court upholds jail term for ex-soldier in Hebron shooting
Rami Amichai
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Israeli military appeal court upheld a manslaughter conviction and 18-month jail sentence on Sunday for a former army conscript who killed an incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank.
In one of the most divisive trials in the Israel's history, the panel of judges, including field generals, rejected challenges lodged by Elor Azaria, who says he had acted in line with defense doctrines.
"Values have been greatly damaged by the defendant's actions," the chief judge, Major-General Doron Feiles, said in reading out the ruling. "This was a forbidden and immoral act."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, however, said the ex-soldier should be pardoned.
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JULY 30, 2017 / 10:23 AM / 3 HOURS AGO
Israeli court upholds jail term for ex-soldier in Hebron shooting
Rami Amichai
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Israeli military appeal court upheld a manslaughter conviction and 18-month jail sentence on Sunday for a former army conscript who killed an incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank.
In one of the most divisive trials in the Israel's history, the panel of judges, including field generals, rejected challenges lodged by Elor Azaria, who says he had acted in line with defense doctrines.
"Values have been greatly damaged by the defendant's actions," the chief judge, Major-General Doron Feiles, said in reading out the ruling. "This was a forbidden and immoral act."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, however, said the ex-soldier should be pardoned.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-soldier-idUSKBN1AF0LE
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