Israel's president pardons a combat medic whose shooting of a Palestinian attacker caused debate
Israel's president on Saturday pardoned the combat medic who shot dead at close range a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank, a case that divided the country a decade ago.
TL;DR
- Israel's president has pardoned a combat medic.
- The medic shot and killed a Palestinian attacker a decade ago.
- The attacker had previously stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank.
- The case was highly divisive within Israel.