Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely says the denial of Elor Azariya's appeal of a manslaughter conviction in the death of a wounded terrorist demands a pardon.
The Likud lawmaker said she wrote to President Reuven Rivlin that "the soldier fulfilled his duty and defended the citizens of Israel during a terror attack. He deserves a pardon. Now, when Israel is still weeping over the slaughter in Neve Tzuf (Halamish), it is important to remember who the bad guys are and the good guys are, and that a soldier who kills a terrorist is not a criminal. It is appropriate to end this affair with a fast pardon."