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<p>Tel Aviv – PNN &#8211; Lieutenant Colonel Omri Burberg, the Israeli  soldier convicted of shooting Ashraf Abu Rahma at close range while he  was bound and blindfolded in the village of Ni’lin, avoided a prison  term but was made temporarily ineligible for promotion by an Israeli  military court on Thursday.</p>
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<div class="mosimage_caption">Lieutenant Korea (left), Abu Rahma, and Burberg. (PNN Archive)</div>
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<p>Israeli  online newspaper Ha’aretz reported that Burberg, who ordered a  subordinate named Leonardo Korea to shoot Rahma in the foot from a  distance of one meter, will be ineligible for a “rank upgrade” for two  years and cannot serve as a commander for one. The prosecutor, Avichai  Mandelbilt, saw his case for a prison sentence and demotion denied.</p>
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<p>According  to court documents, 27-year-old Abu Rahma was arrested for “disturbing  the peace” on July 7, 2008, bound and blindfolded, and stood in front of  a military checkpoint. Burberg asked Korea, “What do you say—should we  take him aside and shoot him with a rubber [bullet]?” Korea said he had  no problem, Burberg told him to load a rubber bullet, and then Korea  shot Abu Rahma in the foot.</p>
<p>At that point, Burberg allegedly  castigated Korea for shooting Abu Rahma and Korea responded that he  thought he had been ordered. The discrepancy in terms—Burberg asked  Korea to “prepare a rubber bullet” and Korea shot Abu Rahma—may explain  Burberg’s light sentence.</p>
<p>A video of the shooting, once obtained  by Al Jazeera TV, caused outrage in Palestine and the Arab world,  especially after Burberg was released back into military service just  two weeks after the shooting. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said  the incident was “against the morals of the Israeli army” and ordered  the investigation that concluded, two and half years later, on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Charges  against Korea had already been dropped in July 2008. Abu Rahma suffered  &#8220;superficial&#8221; injuries to his left foot and is healthy.</p>
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