MK (Yisrael Beitenu) Avigdor Lieberman was among the hundreds rallying outside the courthouse during an arrangement for the IDF soldier who shot and killed a wounded terrorist on Purim in Hebron. Lieberman has been outspoken in his disapproval of the state’s handling of the case, and the fact that senior state leaders were quick to convict the soldier in the media before a probe was initiated.

While the prosecution requested to extend the soldier’s remand for nine additional days, the court would only sanction two days. Lieberman explains clearly the state’s case is weak at best and politicians who wished to play judge and jury will have to apologize when the ordeal is over. He condemned Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and especially Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, who were the first to condemn the soldier rather than giving him the benefit of the doubt and support him in the media pending the outcome of the investigation.

Lieberman calls the actions of those quick to condemn the soldier “absurd”, explaining video evidence in the case clearly proves there were shouts “he has a bomb on him” and he can be seen moving still alive, when the soldier fired at his head.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)