2026-09-22 17:17 UTC
Herzog, Elor Azaria and NAZA: Today's Israel openly applauds war crimes
Lead
President Herzog's pardoning of Elor Azaria is hardly a surprise to anyone who has been watching the Israeli public's response to extrajudicial and vigilante killings of Palestinians, which continue to be carried out and captured on film
Political framing
Left framing · L 0.85 · R 0.05 · N 0.10
Israeli military conduct and human rights allegations
The text strongly criticizes the right-wing Israeli establishment and actions, alleging applause for war crimes. Under Rule 7, since the current Israeli government is RIGHT-WING and the text criticizes its actions from a typical LEFT-WING position, it is classified as LEFT-WING.