Elor Azaria, the Israeli soldier convicted of manslaughter last year for shooting dead a disarmed Palestinian terrorist in Chevron in 2016, is set for early release after his prison sentence was by reduced by a third.
Azaria will be released on May 10, five months ahead of his expected October 2018 release date, after a parole board accepted a proposal put forth by the prosecution that would see his 14-month sentence reduced by a third on account of good behavior.
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{Matzav.com}
The Israeli army, courts should be ashamed of themselves.
I’m glad he’s being released earlier than planned, but the halachic truth is that he shouldn’t be in prison at all.
Please continue to daven for the immediate release of Elor ben Oshra.