what was in the mind of the idf soldier. others at the scene, not all of them, said the terrorist could have a bomb belt. Plus he was wearing a warm coat on a hot day. given the cirumstances, there is a doubt and a manslaughter charge will not hold up some lesser charge may be the compromise option. clearly who loses here bigtime are bibi and yaalon who are now tied togetther.

More importantly, the precedent is that of the 2004-5 case of Captain R. Does not even have to be a militant or terrorist. "Confirming the Kill" * is standard practice in the IDF, reported all the way back to 2004. Sources: NY Times, Y-Net, Haaretz, Jerusalem Post, Washington Post

Nice, his family won't be able to go around in France. His relatives will be targeted by "concerned islamists" and their dhimmi minions.