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From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 21, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 21, 2022
Judges Khaled Kabub, Gila Kanfi-Steinitz break ground in Israel’s highest court
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Judicial Selection Committee convenes to select four new judges for the Supreme Court.
The new judges include Khaled Kabub, the court’s first permanent Muslim judge, and its first Mizrahi woman, Gila Kanfi-Steinitz.
The two other new judges are Ruth Ronen and Yechiel Kasher.
There are 15 judges on the Supreme Court, headed by Esther Hayut. Women make up about one third of the judges.
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, a right-wing politician and former justice minister, says “at least two are on the right side of the citizenship law and destroying terrorists’ homes.”
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