Sex for Judgeship Case: Arrest of Top Israeli Lawyer Won't Put End to Corruption
In her enthusiasm to fulfill her agenda, Israel's justice minister ignored all the warning signs regarding Effi Nave and gave him a dangerous level of power
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- Israel's most powerful lawyer accused of promoting judges in exchange for sexual favors (Haaretz)
Haaretz Editorial
Shaked’s Responsibility
The case of Israel Bar Association president Effi Nave, who has been arrested on suspicion of advancing judges’ appointments in exchange for sex, is the gravest corruption affai...
Israel
Israel Election 2019
Druze Protest Nation-state Law Outside Israeli Party Leaders' Homes; Politicians Vow to 'Fix' Legislation
Protesters seek commitment to amend contentious legislation that enshrined country's Jewish character
Haaretz Magazine
U.S. News
Newsweek Reporter Calls Reporting on Israel and Jewish Organizations a 'Third Rail'
The term 'third rail' refers to the deadly electrified rail on urban trains, implying that Israel-related issues are untouchable for American media
Middle East
Prehistoric People Hunted With Dogs in Jordan, Archaeologists Conclude From Hare Explosion
Discovery that suddenly, there were a lot of dead hares eaten by non-humans 11,500 years ago, suggests dog-assisted hunting, archaeologists say
Jewish World
Suspect in Brussels Jewish Museum Shooting Refuses to Testify
Mehdi Nemmouche faces life in prison in what is the first trial over an attack staged by a Western European returned from fighting in Syria
Culture & Life
Mysterious Archaic Hominin in China Had Surprisingly Human Teeth
Analysis of jaw from 6.5-year-old child in Xujiayao Cave who lived as much as a quarter-million years ago indicates modern-type parental care
