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Ze'ev Ben Aryeh
Israeli former diplomat admits leaking graft probe details to Lieberman

Ex-envoy to Belarus, comes forward as part of plea bargain with state; Lieberman suspected of receiving millions of dollars from businessmen between 2001 and 2008.

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Attorney General Weinsten states his office is waiting for additional written statements from the Foreign Minister, accused of fraud and money laundering.

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An Israeli settler plays with her child at a playground in Beit El settlement, April 22, 2012
Israel tells High Court will demolish illegal West Bank buildings according to own 'priorities'

High Court of Justice gives authorities 60 days to present new policy regarding settlement construction on private Palestinian land.

with Chaim Levinson 19 comments
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Beit El’s Ulpana neighborhood.
Legal sources criticize Israeli AG over bid to halt evacuation of West Bank outpost

State tells court implications of demolition could be severe.

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Convicts make clemency deal for information on missing soldier's grave

Deal struck with Amos Nahum, 62, who has served 22 years of a life sentence for murder, and Elias Dali, 63, who has served 16 years in prison for drug dealing and is due to be released in a year.

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Nizam Halabi, father of missing IDF soldier Majdi Halabi, in 2007.
Report: Israel to free prisoners in exchange for info on missing IDF soldier

Majdi Halabi is apparently at the center of amnesty deal; two prisoners who claim to know the location of his remains will be released, while another's legal defense will be funded by the state.

with Revital Hovel and Eli Ashkenazi 9 comments
Court uniform? OK, but ...

Court employees may have to don uniforms after complaints of inappropriate attire.

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Justice Asher Grunis - Tomer Appelbaum - 29112011
Israel Supreme Court to review bill allowing MKs to resurrect laws struck down by court

Supreme Court President Grunis and Knesset Speaker Rivlin discussed a bill containing a draft of a Basic Law on Legislation at their first working meeting together.

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Justice Asher Grunis - Tomer Appelbaum - 29112011
Grunis and Rivlin set to meet over bill that would allow MKs to resurrect laws struck down by court

Knesset Speaker and Justice Minister hope to pass bill during the Knesset's upcoming session to the court's dismay.

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Youth suspect
Tel Aviv police question two youths allegedly involved in beach group sex

The identity of the woman involved in the act is known to police, and she is expected to participate in the investigation; witness says, ‘I couldn’t get involved because I had too much work to do.’

with Yaniv Kubovich 1 comments
Tel Aviv beach - Moti Milrod - July 2011
Tel Aviv police backtrack, will investigate alleged gang rape on public beach

Witnesses provide photographs to media, proving unequivocally that several young men had full sexual relations with the woman in front of dozens of people on Bograshov Beach.

with Yaniv Kubovich 1 comments
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Justice Asher Grunis - Tomer Appelbaum - 29112011
Chief Justice slams bill seeking to salvage laws struck down by Supreme Court

Details of the bill proposing a basic legislation have garnered various reactions since being released on the eve of Passover, and for the first time Supreme Court president Asher Grunis voices his opinions.

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Moshe Katsav - Ilan Assayag
Prosecution denies Katsav's request for another hearing

Katsav, who is serving a seven-year jail sentence, argues the court ruling that rejected his appeal raised legal questions contradicting earlier decisions.

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Knesset vote - Michal Fattal - July 11, 2011
Justice Minister pushing for bill that aims to reinstate law struck down by Israel's Supreme Court

If passed, a new bill would make it easier for Knesset to sidestep High Court rulings that declare a law unconstitutional.

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Hebron - Reuters - April 4, 2012
Netanyahu: No choice but to order Israeli security forces to evacuate settlers from Hebron house

Following the surprise evacuation of house invaded by settlers over two weeks ago, Foreign Minister Lieberman says authority over West Bank settlement should be taken away from Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

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Gil Dachoach
Critic of comptroller's office seeks whistleblower protection

'Story in Haaretz led to sanctions against me.'

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Ashdod hasn't received critique of hotel project, says 'everything's okay'

A report by a State Comptroller's Office employee sharply criticized the city, but the office has been sitting on the report since 2007.

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The 196-room beachfront hotel in Ashdod that started the controversy within the State Comptroller’s
Watchdog comes under watch

State Comptroller's Office employee says her report on luxury Ashdod hotel was buried, as part of a personal quarrel with her superior.

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Prison - Limor Edri
Israel Prison Service told to provide festive holiday meals for Muslim offender

In latest petition, Mahmoud Majadbah complained that throughout his prison sentence, he has not received festive meals on Muslim holidays, even though Jewish prisoners do get special food on Jewish holidays.

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Prison - Limor Edri
Local barriers include destroyed evidence, reluctant court

In Israel, only 21 requests by convicts for a retrial have been granted since the establishment of the state in 1948, and half of those resulted in a confirmation of the defendant's guilt.

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Ofra Bickel - March 2012
Israeli film director to launch retrial project at Sapir

In the spirit of Ofra Bickel's movies, the Sapir law school plans to document distortions in the Israeli legal system through film.

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DNA
Widow backs request by husband's killer for DNA tests to prove his innocence

Murder occurred in 1994, when Shmuel Levinson returned to his home in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood, where he was shot in the chest after a struggle with a burglar.

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police car - Moti Kimche
Court ruling exposes serious flaws in Israel's witness protection program

Judge rules in favor of former witness who sued Israel Police for damages after identity uncovered.

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Who are they to judge?

A glimpse into the convoluted ties of Supreme Court justices shows Danziger is prohibited from hearing 2,000 different kinds of cases and Grunis deleted his ex-partner from his list of affiliations.

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Israel's Supreme Court judges
Israel Supreme Court affirms right to refuse searches

Evidence seized illegally will no longer be admissible in Israeli courtrooms.

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