Appeals court rules in case of Israeli soldier convicted in killing of incapacitated Palestinian attacker

Record ID: 904668

  • Title: Appeals court rules in case of Israeli soldier convicted in killing of incapacitated Palestinian attacker
  • Date: 30th July 2017
  • Summary: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (JULY 30, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF AZARIA'S SUPPORTERS WAVING ISRAELI FLAGS OUTSIDE COURT ISRAELI POLICEMAN AT SCENE SUPPORTERS AT SCENE VARIOUS OF MAN HOLDING FLAG WITH AZARIA'S PHOTO AND ISRAELI FLAG ISRAELI SECURITY AT SCENE SUPPORTERS AT SCENE
  • Embargoed: 13th August 2017 12:14
  • Keywords: Hebron shooting soldiers Israeli military court convicts soldier in manslaughter Israeli-Palestinian conflict
  • Location: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
  • City: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0026RWQDS7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:A ruling was expected on Sunday (July 30) in the appeal of an Israeli soldier who was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for killing a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant.
    Elor Azaria appealed in March against a manslaughter conviction that could have sent him to jail for a maximum 20-year term.
    Three of Elor Azaria's defense attorneys said after the appeal was announced that they were quitting. In a statement, they said he had received a "fantastic and seemingly impossible" sentence, appearing to suggest he should not put it at risk.
    Azaria's trial - sentence was passed on Feb. 21 - was one of the most divisive in Israel's history. In one opinion poll, nearly half of Israeli Jews said any Palestinian attacker should be killed on the spot.
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