Katz requests Herzog formally pardon, erase Elor Azaria's criminal record
Azaria was convicted in 2017 of manslaughter for shooting an incapacitated Palestinian terrorist the year before
Assessment
A formal request to erase a military conviction raises questions about the precedents such a pardon would set. This move could reopen debates around the original case and its verdict, which polarized Israeli society. Attention now turns to the president's response and whether the request signals a broader shift in how the military justice system's decisions are treated.