Israeli president presently not ready to consider pardon
The office of Israel's president says it will consider a pardon for Sgt. Elor Azaria at the appropriate time, but that a decision is a long way off.
In a statement, President Reuven Rivlin's office said on Wednesday that a pardon request would be weighed only "following a conclusive judicial ruling." With Azaria still facing sentencing and an appeals process, that means the matter may not come before the president for some time.
The statement gave no indication whether Rivlin would support a pardon. It says that if a request is made, the president will consider it "in accordance with standard practices and after recommendations from the relevant authorities."
