Right-wing Israelis find their hero in a murderous conscript

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JERUSALEM — In a trial that has split the nation, an Israeli soldier was found guilty of manslaughter Wednesday for shooting and killing a Palestinian assailant as he lay unarmed and wounded on the ground in Hebron last March. As the verdict was read out, violence broke out among several hundred right-wing protesters who had gathered outside the military court in Tel Aviv to show support for the 20-year-old soldier, Sgt. Elor Azaria. They, and many others in Israel, believe Azaria acted bravely killing a terrorist and should not have been put on trial for manslaughter but rather given a medal for his actions, which came during a spate of Israeli-Palestinian violence in Israel and the West Bank. “This is not how we should treat our soldiers. A trial should not have happened in the first place, we are talking about a combat situation in which a terrorist was killed,” said Culture Minister Miri Regev. She said she would push for Azaria to be pardoned. The Israeli military, however, has said consistently that he did not act in keeping with protocol, a reason that lead to the guilty verdict.

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The mere fact that people find it it in their heart to eulogize someone for executing a wounded and defenseless combatant in cold blood, let alone rationalize it, is indicative of how they place no value in Palestinian lives. Whatever happened to the "Purity of arms"? Oh right, lofty principles like that are easily thrown aside when tribalism comes to the forefront.

These hateful, vengeful and sectarian Israelis and Palestinians really deserve each-other. It's no wonder they haven't been able to find peace over all these decades because they've been busy murdering each-other. Why bother with peace when you can live in perpetual conflict in this miserable sandbox?

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