Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Sunday night clarified that he backs Major Tom Naaman, the commander of IDF soldier Elor Azariya who is facing charges of manslaughter after having shot a wounded Arab terrorist in Hevron.
Naaman testified in the trial last week and, while he said that Azariya was a good and disciplined soldier, he also said that Azariya’s shooting of the terrorist was not justified because the terrorist did not pose a threat after he was neutralized. Following that testimony, Naaman was attacked and threatened on social media.