2026-09-19 20:10 UTC
President Herzog grants Elor Azaria pardon ahead of Yom Kippur, erases record
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Azaria began his term in prison in 2017 after being convicted of manslaughter for shooting Palestinian attacker Abdel Fatah al-Sharif on March 24, 2016, in Hebron during his IDF service.
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Elor Azaria pardon
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