An Israeli solider is hugged by his mother inside an Israeli military court in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, April 18, 2016. (Source: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) An Israeli military court charged a soldier with manslaughter Monday after he was caught on video fatally shooting a wounded Palestinian attacker, a decision that set the stage for a rare criminal trial against an active serviceman in a case that has bitterly divided the nation. While Israeli defense officials have criticized the soldier’s conduct, large segments of the public have rallied behind him and accused the government of abandoning him at a time of heightened conflict with the Palestinians. The soldier, identified Monday as a...
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