Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he would support any decision to pardon Azaria.
Image copyright EPA Image caption The court dismissed Azaria`s claim that he thought the victim still presented a threatAn Israeli soldier convicted of killing a wounded Palestinian attacker in a high-profile case that split opinion across the country is to be sentenced.
The killing received widespread coverage after footage of the incident, filmed on a mobile phone, was shown on Israeli news programmes.
Following the incident military chiefs and the prime minister came under fire from right-wing sections of society - including members of Mr Netanyahu`s cabinet - for criticising Azaria`s actions.
Azaria had told a colleague that Sharif, who had stabbed another soldier, "deserved to die".
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