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'For him, the end justifies the means, even with trickery,' said attorney Rachel Ben Ari, one of the IBA's two representatives in the Judicial Appointments Committee.

Karlik also convicted of conspiracy to murder, theft, and arson after he was found to have murdered six members of the Osherenko family.

Katsav is arguing that the Tel Aviv District Court ignored the possibility that he had a consensual sexual relationship with the complainant A. from the Tourism Ministry.

Damian Karlik is said to have been motivated by resentment against Edward Oshrenko and his son, Dmitry Oshrenko, who in 2008 fired him from his job at the family's restaurant.

The Basic Law requires that bar association representatives be chosen by the association's national council.

Racist group terrorized foreign workers, junkies and homeless people for about two years and uploaded evidence of their attacks to the internet.

One of the most prominent rabbis in the religious Zionist movement was charged in a Jerusalem court with sexually assaulting two 17 year olds.

Allegations of abuse against Rabbi Moti Elon emerged more than five years ago via Takana – an organization that deals with sexual harassment in the religious Zionist community.

Indictment accuses Elon of assaulting one of his students and another youth, in 2003 and 2005, when Elon headed Yeshivat Hakotel in Jerusalem's Old City.

Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman expected to rebuff attorney Rachel Ben Ari's request, as deferring the meeting would reduce chances of pushing through his preferred appointees.

Rabbi Mordechai (Moti) Elon, a leader of the religious Zionist movement, indicted for assaulting two 17-year olds, including one of his students; Elon says his actions misunderstood.

For example, the prime minister's adviser on public complaints lacks the required degree, the comptroller's report says.

Some jurists say the court's acquittal, which the prosecution is expected to appeal, cleared Weinroth totally.

According to a report by State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss, the appointments have climbed six-fold in the last decade and a half to 53.

Report released by State Comptroller's Office says failure to establish clear criteria allowed number of 'positions of personal trust' to increase six-fold between 1995-2010.

New State Comptroller's report expected to show number of aides employed by Prime Minister's office increased six-fold from 1995-2010.

Nahum Manbar was sentenced to 16 years in 1997 for harming state security; he is seen as one of Israel's greatest security prisoners.

Yaakov Weinroth has represented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and two of Israel's richest businessmen; Weinroth indicted in 2009.

European Social Survey for 2010 shows Israelis least satisfied with relationship with police out of 20 European countries surveyed.

Nahum Manbar was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 1997 after he was convicted of harming state security and selling information and supplies to create chemical weapons to Iran.

Kamm, who came to the hearing accompanied by her family and a few friends, sat in the dock, looking down, with her face frozen, as she listened to the elaboration of the sentence by the judges.

Anat Kamm was originally charged with espionage for collecting documents from the IDF and handing them writer Uri Blau in Israeli 'wikileaks' scandal; her final conviction was reached in a plea bargain.

Dr. Eyal Nir, a lecturer at Ben- Gurion University in Be’er Sheva under investigation after calls on world to 'break necks of right-wing activists'.

Kamm allegedly stole some 2,000 documents from the office of then-GOC Central Command Yair Naveh, where she worked during her army service. She later passed the documents on to Haaretz reporter Uri Blau.

Judge Riva Niv had harsh words for Lador for expressing opinions in an interview with Haaretz on a case still before the court - the trial of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on bribery charges in the Holyland affair.