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6 unusual facts about Supreme Court of Israel


Amir Rapaport

Following the investigation a committee headed by Judge Supreme Court former Miriam Ben Porat shortened Alabid's sentence.

Cave of the Patriarchs massacre

The Israeli government appointed a commission of inquiry headed by then president of the Supreme Court, Judge Meir Shamgar.

Esterina Tartman

In January 2007 Tartman submitted a bill to the Knesset that would curb the authority of the Supreme Court to overturn government legislation.

Hula massacre

The military court rejected this defence but gave Lahis a postponement so that he could appeal this point to the High Court of Justice.

Isabella Belfer

Michael Yarnin, her lawyer, attempted to overturn the sentence by appealing to the Supreme Court of Israel, but this proved unsuccessful.

Turkel Commission

Other jurists criticized the panel's limited mandate, and the Israeli peace group Gush Shalom sent a petition to Israel's High Court of Justice.


Israel Law Review

In 1969, Israeli Supreme Court Justice Haim Cohn published an article in the journal, which was reported on by the Associated Press and picked up widely by newspapers, in which he indicated that Jewish officials sought to save Jesus from Roman execution, but he refused to cooperate.


see also

Charles A. Foster

He was a research assistant to Aharon Barak, Justice (and later President) of the Supreme Court of Israel.