More of the Israeli national suicide pact ...
I think this was the high-water-mark for anti-Israel sentiment within the Israeli government.
The trial of Sgt. (now Private) Elor Azariya evoked strong sympathy for him personally and outrage against the fact that the trial was happening at all. I think that it led to the resignation of the Defense Minister, Moshe Ya’alon.
The right-wing Israeli public has been empowered by the election of President Trump in dramatic and far-reaching ways. This trial is the sad legacy of the old regime.