Event Brief
Herzog pardons Elor Azaria ahead of Yom Kippur
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM ET
Summary: President Herzog granted Elor Azaria a pardon ahead of Yom Kippur and erased his criminal record. Azaria began serving a prison term in August 2024 after being convicted of manslaughter for shooting Palestinian attacker Abdel Fatah al-Sharif in Hebron in 2016.
WHO: President Herzog
WHAT: Granted Elor Azaria a pardon and erased his criminal record
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM ET
WHERE: Israel
WHY: The pardon was granted ahead of Yom Kippur.
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