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Last update - 14:40 03/07/2008 Supreme Court president: Our justices are the target of incitement By Haaretz Service Tags: Supreme Court, Yitzhak Rabin  Supreme Court President Dorit Benisch on Thursday hinted that the current state of turmoil over the court's authority was reminiscent of the period of incitement just before then-prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, was assassinated. Benisch made the comparison during an inaugural ceremony for 13 new Supreme Court justices, at the President Residence in Jerusalem. Advertisement Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann considered Benisch's adversary over the reforms he has been trying to implement in the justice system, was also present at the ceremony. "Unfortunately, day after day and hour after hours, different sources are trying to lower the public's faith in the justice system, to harm the honor of the judges and even to incite against them," Beinisch said. "Israeli democracy has paid an expensive price." "Amidst the campaign to harm Israel's justices, there have been not small number of tendentious attempts to describe the community of justices as people who enjoy vacation, as people who don't dedicate most of their time to work," Beinisch said. "Don't listen to these voices. They are based on deceiving and misleading information. The reality is far from this description." Friedmann has during his tenure criticized the Supreme Court on a number of levels, including characterizing the justice system as containing two Supreme Courts - the one that existed during the state's first four decades, and the court of the past 20 years. The first court exercised self-restraint, he has said, but the second is overly involved in controversial issues. Related articles: Beinisch: Friedmann 'sowing strife' in legal system Justice minister blasts 'publicity hungry' Supreme Court Bookmark to del.icio.us   Against his release Mother of Kuntar victim appeals to President Peres against his release. Gloom and doom How many missiles will be fired from Iran, Syria, Lebanon in the next war?   1.   democratic = not only from Rehavia ,not only non-religuous. 15:05  |  Vogel 03/07/08   2.   Incitement 16:39  |  Dr. David Feigenbaum 03/07/08   3.   Incitement? 16:55  |  Arie 03/07/08   4.   Real source of incitement 17:42  |  Gee 03/07/08   5.   Knesset must strip Court of authority to make new law 18:19  |  Dr. L. Brnd 03/07/08   6.   Israel hamstrung by second-rate governmental institutions 19:29  |  IW 03/07/08   7.   No MS beinisch: they incite 20:52  |  A thinking Jew 03/07/08   8.   Ho hum. when in doubt attack. 20:54  |  Jewboy 03/07/08   9.   Beinish is right! Arrest the inciters! 22:16  |  Gil J. Yashar 03/07/08   10.   #9 reductio ad absurdum 03:25  |  A thinking Jew 04/07/08

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