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Israeli president rejects pardon for soldier Elor Azaria
Source: BBC
Israeli president rejects pardon for soldier Elor Azaria
19 November 2017 Middle East
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has rejected an appeal for a pardon for a soldier jailed for 18 months for killing a wounded Palestinian attacker.
Elor Azaria was found guilty in January of manslaughter over the March 2016 shooting of Abdul Fatah al-Sharif, 21, in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
In January, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for Azaria, a sergeant, to be pardoned. Azaria submitted a formal request last month.
The case has divided Israeli opinion.
"President Reuven Rivlin today took the decision to deny the request for a pardon filed by Elor Azaria," the president's office said in a statement on Sunday.
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19 November 2017 Middle East
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has rejected an appeal for a pardon for a soldier jailed for 18 months for killing a wounded Palestinian attacker.
Elor Azaria was found guilty in January of manslaughter over the March 2016 shooting of Abdul Fatah al-Sharif, 21, in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
In January, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for Azaria, a sergeant, to be pardoned. Azaria submitted a formal request last month.
The case has divided Israeli opinion.
"President Reuven Rivlin today took the decision to deny the request for a pardon filed by Elor Azaria," the president's office said in a statement on Sunday.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42045377