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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
First hearing on petition to halt mass surveillance program to be heard tomorrow
The first hearing on a petition to halt a program that allows the Shin Bet to perform mass surveillance on Israelis in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus will be held in the High Court of Justice tomorrow morning, the court says.
The trial will open at 9 a.m. at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem.
The petition will be heard by Chief Justice Esther Hayut, her deputy Justice Hanan Melcer, and Justice Noam Solberg, the country says.
The hearing will be open to the press.
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