IDF ACCOUNTABILITY & WAR CRIMES ALLEGATIONS

עשר שנים לפרשת אלאור אזריה: כך שינתה השערורייה את היחסים שבין הפוליטיקה לצבא בישראל

3/17/2026, 4:56:01 AM

Ten years after soldier Elor Azaria shot and killed a subdued Palestinian attacker in Hebron — an act that divided Israeli society between fierce supporters and critics — Ynet revisits the key figures at the heart of the affair. The case became a defining moment that exposed deep fault lines between Israel's military establishment and political class, with even the prime minister publicly shifting his stance. A decade on, analysts assess how the scandal permanently altered the relationship between army and politics in Israel.