 On 12 September, Lieberman stated that he would support Azaria even if he is convicted and urged the court to "ignore the noise" and judge according to the facts.During an interview with Channel 2 News, Netanyahu stated he had no regrets about calling Azaria's parents.When questioned whether he had made telephone calls to parents of other soldiers who had transgressed, he replied that he didn't but had talked to those parents of soldiers who were killed or missing.