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Ayalon Prison.
Report: Dozens of prisoners held in Israeli jails in inhuman conditions

A Public Defender's Office report says 121 prisoners are currently held isolated in Israeli jails, among them 12 minors.

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Hillel Cherney and S.D.
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S.D., the state’s key prosecution witness, confesses of fabricating details in a lawsuit he planned to file against Holyland project developer Hillel Cherney.

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Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein.
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Security officials fear settlers may try to harm Yehuda Weinstein due to his strong stand on the evacuation of the West Bank outpost Migron.

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African migrants - Reuters - 6.9.2012
High Court to Israeli NGO: State does not have to address partial acceptance of African migrants

Court strikes down petition by the human rights group We Are Refugees geared at making Israel accept a group of Eritreans that were trapped near its border with Egypt last week, saying it is irrelevant since migrants are no longer there.

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Researchers find female judges and those in Tel Aviv are most generous of all.

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IDF in West Bank - AP - 2006
Survey: IDF most trusted public body in Israel, political parties come up last

Israel Democracy Institute in its annual public opinion survey finds media is second to least trusted, with a 46.3% rating.

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Uri Blau was convicted of holding secret information, which he received from Anat Kamm in 2008.

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Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman.
Israel Bar Association to drop complaint against judge who altered court transcript

In a meeting between Tel Aviv District Court Judge Varda Alshech and district heads of the Israel Bar Association, the Bar Association retracted its demand that the justice minister act toward dismissing Alshech via the Judicial Selection Committee.

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Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman - Olivier Fitoussi
Israel's Justice Minister scraps plan that would have limited court access for Palestinians and migrants

Justice Ministry approved new rule which would allow one to go to court even without a valid Israeli ID or passport.

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AG launches probe after internal check finds suspected misappropriation of about NIS 2 million; last month authorities investigate Mossad official for alleged financial irregularities.

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Mazus attempting to speak at the conference
Israel's former AG forced offstage after wrangling with Olmert's attorneys

Menachem Mazuz criticizes media coverage of recent Olmert corruption verdict, leading the former PM's lawyers to walk off the stage.

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Judge Michael Spitzer
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Judges say they are increasingly being faced with threats, slander and incitement, some of them criminal.

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Following the Egyptian president's remarks to Reuters that the Egypt-Israel peace treaty is safe, the foreign minister says he hopes to see Morsi in Israel.

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Six years on, decision on Lieberman indictment delayed again

Lieberman's lawyers have succeeded in raising doubts as to the prosecution's chances of securing a conviction.

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Jerusalem District Court President Moussia Arad
Jerusalem judge presiding over Olmert trial set to retire in fall

Courts administration appoint search committee on Monday to find replacement for Jerusalem District Court President Moussia Arad.

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Shimon Peres signing clemency orders.
Peres commutes sentences of 7 Israeli Arabs jailed before Oslo

Over the years, security services have stood firm in their refusal to release the prisoners, all of whom have blood on their hands, in any kind of prisoner exchanges.

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Children taking a standardized math test.
Court orders release of each school's standardized test results

It thereby accepted an appeal by a group of Jerusalem parents who wanted the test scores to gauge the effectiveness of their children's schools.

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Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
Israeli prosecutors likely to demand jail time for Ehud Olmert

State could demand former PM serve six months in prison, then perform community service for breach of trust conviction; sentencing hearings to commence September 5.

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Outgoing director of Israeli courts administration says issues of principle don't belong in Supreme Court

Retired judge suggests tribunal of religious, academic figures to deal with non-legal questions.

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Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
Prosecution ends probe into Olmert's alleged improper political appointments

Investigation based on allegations concerning Olmert's activities between 2003-2005, when he served as Industry, Trade and Labor Minister, and also Communications Minister and Finance Minister.

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Israel's High Court of Justice in Session.
Israel's High Court waving a 'black flag' over rights groups' petitions, experts say

Comments by University of Haifa dean made in reaction to High Court decisions in which unusually high legal costs have been imposed on NGOs which are funded by donations.

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The court imposed the fee on the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Physicians for Human Rights and the Adva Center, which had petitioned unsuccessfully to prevent doctors from offering private treatment in the public hospital being built in Ashdod.

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jet - Eliahu Hershkovitz - October 6, 2010
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Hospital
Despite protests, new Israeli hospital in Ashdod will offer private medical treatment

High Court rejects petition by civil rights groups; fines them NIS 45,000.

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