Member of Knesset Eyal Ben-Reuven (Zionist Union) says President Reuven Rivlin's decision to reject former soldier Elor Azaria's pardon request "is important for the values of the IDF and the values of Israeli society in general."
Referring to Azariya's 18-month sentence, reduced to 14 months by Chief-of-Staff Gadi Eisenkot of the Israel Defense Forces, the former general noted, "The president relied on the court's decision and on the chief of staff's discretion."