Elor Azaria

Will Azaria’s pardon finally unshackle our soldiers’ hands? - opinion

Years of institutional caution contributed to the hesitation and confusion that allowed terrorists to pour across the Gaza border on October 7. The failures that day were many.

Elor Azaria sits to hear his verdict in a military court in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 4, 2017
 President Isaac Herzog.

Israel's Elor Azaria syndrome has come full circle - and 'NAZA' is the consequence - opinion

Elor Azaria sits to hear his verdict in a military court in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 4, 2017

President Herzog grants Elor Azaria pardon ahead of Yom Kippur, erases record

Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who was caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant in the head as he lay on the ground, sits during a hearing at a military appeals court in Tel Aviv during which he was charged with manslaughter on April 18, 2016.

Israel Katz's populist push to pardon Elor Azaria puts Israel at serious risk - comment


Overexposed

The 'Elor Azaria bill' would make it illegal to distribute footage of IDF soldiers and subject violators to up to five years in prison, and 10 years if national security was harmed

Elor Azaria

Bill limiting filming IDF to be watered down

In its present form, the bill proposed by Yisrael Beytenu faction chairman Robert Ilatov, would subject violators to up to five years in prison, and 10 if national security was harmed

IDF soldiers during activities in the West Bank

MK asks for gun license for Elor Azaria

“From the moment of his release from prison, Elor became the most threatened person in Israel”

Elor Azaria sits to hear his verdict in a military court in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 4, 2017

Conflicting reactions in Israel to release of Hebron Shooter, Elor Azaria

Notable figures in the Israeli political arena and spheres of government have weighed in on their judgment regarding Azaria's recent release from military prison.

Azaria returns home after serving his sentence, May 8, 2018.

Hebron shooter Elor Azaria released after 9 months in prison

Azaria entered jail on August 9, after being convicted of manslaughter for shooting Palestinian attacker Abdel Fatah al-Sharif on March 24, 2016.

"How great you came home, everyone's soldier" at Azaria's home, May 8, 2018

Border policeman sentenced to 9 months for shooting Palestinian minor

The prosecution agreed to reduce the manslaughter charge to negligent homicide.

IDF soldier near Jenin

Bennett backs soldiers recorded in sniper video: 'Have we gone mad?'

Joint List leader says video shows IDF soldiers as cold-blooded murderers, debunks Israel's claims of possessing the most moral military in the world.

Screenshot of video depicting Israeli soldiers cheering at the shooting of a Palestinian protester

Is the Gaza sniper video the Hebron Shooter saga on steroids?

There may be 100 ways in which this Gaza saga is different and less serious, but from a first glance, the video seems to show the same thing.

Palestinians take cover from Israeli snipers during clashes at the Gaza-Israel border at a protest in the southern Gaza Strip March 31, 2018

Netanyahu’s public demonstration of indecisiveness, bad policy

Whether you support or oppose the government’s original policy of deporting the African migrants, it is callous to play this way with peoples’ lives.

Bibi

Eisenkot: Live fire permitted against those attacking our infrastructure

The IDF chief of staff weighed in on cross-border and domestic issues.

Gadi Eisenkot