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Israel's president pardons a combat medic whose shooting of a Palestinian attacker caused debate

Israel's president pardons a combat medic whose shooting of a Palestinian attacker caused debate
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Israel's president on Saturday pardoned the combat medic who shot dead at close range a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank, a case that divided the country a decade ago. Elor Azaria's conviction in 2017 for manslaughter and his release after se...

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