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Israeli soldier convicted in high-profile manslaughter case
CNN ^
| Jan. 4, 2017
| Oren Liebermann
Posted on 01/04/2017 6:04:16 PM PST by Innovative
An Israeli military court convicted an Israeli soldier of manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a wounded Palestinian knife attack suspect. The Palestinian, Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, 21, was one of two men accused of stabbing another Israeli soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron in March.
Charges were brought against Sgt. Elor Azaria after video footage emerged showing him shooting Sharif in the head as he lay on the ground, injured and already subdued.
The second Palestinian suspect had already been shot dead.
The case against Azaria has divided opinion among the Israeli public, politicians and members of the military, and focused attention on the military's code of ethics.
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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: israel; soldier; terrorism
Netanyahu said he should be pardoned. I agree. I hope Netanyahu will pardon him ASAP
To: Innovative
Why should they treat him and let him go, to return and try the same thing? Has anyone heard of any Palis who “saw the light” and gave up trying to kill Israelis?
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posted on
01/04/2017 6:06:32 PM PST
by
EinNYC
To: Innovative
"Netanyahu said he should be pardoned. I agree. I hope Netanyahu will pardon him ASAP" Charges were brought against Sgt. Elor Azaria after video footage emerged showing him shooting Sharif in the head as he lay on the ground, injured and already subdued. Azaria was a patriotic Israeli soldier, living in a combat life/death situation who knew the moslems were often wired with explosives _ firing a shot into Abdullah was a matter of self preservation!
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posted on
01/04/2017 6:23:07 PM PST
by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: Innovative
He should have been given a medal.
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posted on
01/04/2017 6:30:11 PM PST
by
beethovenfan
(I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
To: Innovative
Bibi was Special Forces IDF & was wounded at Entebbe, the same day his brother was killed by those savages. Bibi ain't playing, yo!
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posted on
01/04/2017 6:31:06 PM PST
by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: heterosupremacist
Use your search engine - Sabena Flight 571 / Entebbe Airport 1976
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posted on
01/04/2017 6:45:47 PM PST
by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: heterosupremacist
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posted on
01/04/2017 6:56:33 PM PST
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: Innovative
This isn't tiddlywinks, it's war. You either allow your troops to win, or you doom your country to failure.
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posted on
01/04/2017 7:26:14 PM PST
by
Family Guy
(A society's first line of defense is not the law but customs, traditions and moral values. -Williams)
To: Innovative
I saw somewhere where it said he faces up to 20 years in prison. If not pardoned, how much time realistically would he actually spend in prison?
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posted on
01/04/2017 9:21:56 PM PST
by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: AlaskaErik
In Israel typically one third served if good behavior etc
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posted on
01/04/2017 9:28:00 PM PST
by
wardaddy
(trump is a great tourniquet but that's all folks.......)
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