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Israel soldier conviction 'a big mistake'

An Israeli soldier, filmed shooting dead a wounded Palestinian attacker in March last year, has been convicted of manslaughter. Yishai Fleisher is a spokesperson for the Jewish settler community in Hebron, he says that the public trial of Sergeant Elor Azaria sends the wrong signal to young Israeli Defense Forces soldiers.

(Photo: Israeli soldier Elor Azaria speaks with his lawyers, November 2016. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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