UN queries Israeli soldier’s ‘excessively lenient’ term for killing

Geneva (dpa) – The 18-month prison sentence for an Israeli soldier who killed a wounded Palestinian assailant was “excessively lenient” and continues Israel’s culture of ignoring such crimes, a UN human rights office spokeswoman said Friday in Geneva. Soldier Elor Azaria was found guilty of shooting 21-year-old Fatah al-Sharif as he lay on the ground, overpowered,…