 The soldier whose name was not officially revealed, has also attracted widespread support on Israeli social media with more than 13,000 people joining Facebook support groups and another 50,000 signing a petition backing his actions.Supporters of the soldier posted a video online of the moments before the shooting, which they say shows supports the soldier's claim that he feared the assailant may have had an explosive device.The two most prominent figures who have given vocal support to the soldier and his family have been the right-wing Israeli education minister, Naftali Bennett, whose "The Jewish Home" party organised the demonstration in the city of Ramle, and the former foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman.