He was appointed to the position on February 28, 2012, after the retirement of Dorit Beinisch.
Appointed to handle the case by then attorney general Yitzhak Zamir, Beinisch, together with two other prosecutors, fought against the government and the Shin Bet to expose lies, resulting in rumors that she was having an affair with one of the Shin Bet agents and threats against her life.
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In a 2005 ruling against the Israeli army’s use of “human shields” she concurred with then-President Aharon Barak that the practice of sending in a local Palestinian ahead of Israeli troops during arrest raids endangered his life, violated his free will and his human dignity.
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Appointed on September 14, 2006, after the retirement of Aharon Barak, she served in this position until February 28, 2012.