THE MORAL IMPERATIVE

By David Perlstein | January 13, 2017

Last week, I wrote about the military trial of Israeli Sgt. Elor Azaria, convicted of manslaughter in killing a wounded Palestinian knife wielder. The response by Lt. General Gadi Eisenkot, chief of staff of the Israel Defense Force (IDF), reminded me of an experience I had fifty years ago. Many Israelis opposed to Sgt. Azaria’s…

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