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High Court freezes appointment of divisive state prosecutor

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Published: 20 December 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Ruling follows attack by Attorney General on Justice minister over his nomination of Orly Ben-Ari Ginsberg, seen by some as a move to undermine legal case against Netanyahu

Israel court freezes controversial state prosecutor appointment, deepening row with minister (Haaretz)
Attorney general says won't back down as justice minister defends his pick for acting state prosecutor, which civil society organisation says was designed to undermine legal case against Netanyahu

High Court freezes Ohana's new state attorney appointment (Jerusalem Post)
Justice Minister Ohana: She will get the job; Attorney General Mandelblit: Not on my watch

Photo: Outgoing State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan, right, and Attorney General Mandelblit, centre, at the farewell ceremony for Nitzan, December 18 (Ohad Zwigenberg)
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