Alwaght- Israeli regime is planning to approve a bill that will make armed forces immune against any prosecution in case they kill Palestinians.
Eli Ben-Dahan, Israeli deputy minister for military affairs, claimed on Saturday that the legislation would permit the Israeli soldiers to “carry out their duty … without fear of potential criminal prosecution.”
The law would grant immunity to Israeli forces in “operations they carried out, or avoided carrying out, before, during, and after a military operation or terror event,” Ben-Dahan said.
The draft is apparently in reaction to an incident were an Israeli soldier was prosecuted for shooting dead an already-wounded Palestinian.
The March 2015 killing, which was captured on video by a Palestinian human rights activist, prompted international condemnation.
The footage shows Sergeant Elor Azaria cocking his rifle and fatally shooting Sharif in the head from several meters away while the victim is still alive.
Justifying the controversial measure, the official further claimed that too many Israeli forces have faced lengthy legal proceedings over the past few years, “only to be acquitted eventually.”
According to Palestinian media, over 270 Palestinians have lost their lives at the hands of Israeli forces since October 2015, when the tensions intensified.
