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Experts Available February 20, 2017

Elor Azaria Sentencing - Experts Available

Sentencing in the case of Sgt. Elor Azaria, best known as the "Hebron shooter," is expected to take place on Tuesday. Israel Democracy Institute experts are available for interview.

Conviction | Pardoning | Commuting the Sentence

Colonel (Res.), Adv. Liron A. Libman

Researcher, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Program on National Security and Democracy | Adv. Libman served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as Chief Military Prosecutor and Head of the International Law Department. Full bio>>

Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer

Vice President of Research | Prof. Kremnitzer was a military judge and has served on several government committees, including the Committee on Conviction on the Basis of Confession and Retrial and the Public Committee to Examine Penal Policy and the Treatment of Prisoners. Full bio>>

Even before the conclusion of the Elor Azaria trial, there were calls for the "Hebron Shooter" to be pardoned. Under such circumstances, what does a pardon entail and how can an IDF soldier who had been sentenced in a military court of law be granted one?

| Backgrounder by Adv. Liron Libman

Why Must the IDF Investigate Itself?

Prof. Amichai Cohen

Co-Director of the Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Program on National Security and Democracy | Full bio>>

Azaria's Sentencing in an International Context

Prof. Yuval Shany

Senior Fellow, Center for Security and Democracy | Full bio>>