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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 649

Amit Marari

Deputy Attorney General Avital Sompolinsky speaks during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on February 5, 2023. (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 5, 2023, 5:07 pm
Deputy AG says judicial overhaul would render Israel a ‘very weak democracy’
Avital Sompolinsky tells Knesset panel coalition’s plan seeks to ‘almost completely cancel’ oversight; deputy AGs Limon and Marari slam push to subordinate police to government
By Michael Bachner
Otzma Yehudit party chief Itamar Ben Gvir attends a Knesset special committee to discuss his proposed police regulations changes, December 18, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 19, 2022, 12:30 pm
Deputy AG: Despite amendments, Ben Gvir’s policing bill grants unbalanced powers
New draft of legislation to advance to Knesset vote, but still makes police force subordinate to government, and police commissioner subordinate to national security minister
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Illustrative: A man holds a phone with the NSO Group logo (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
August 1, 2022, 8:01 pm
Probe finds Israel Police did not unlawfully hack phones of politicians, activists
Justice Ministry investigation dismisses most allegations, but says police exceeded authority by extracting information from hacked phones that was not covered by cyber warrants
By Amy Spiro
Illustrative. An Israeli woman uses her phone in front of a building in Herzliya that housed the NSO Group intelligence firm, on August 28, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP/File)
March 14, 2022, 10:07 am
Newspaper in NSO storm: Deputy AG who probed claims of police spying failed at task
Continuing to defend its reporting of allegedly illicit phone hacking, Calcalist notes inherent conflict of interest in having those accused of wrongdoing investigate themselves
By ToI Staff
Gideon Sa'ar, head of the New Hope party, speaks at a conference in Jerusalem on March 7, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 22, 2022, 12:47 pm
Sa’ar: Report on illegal NSO spyware use was incorrect, no need for state inquiry
Justice minister notes, though, that investigation into claims that police used Pegasus spyware police against dozens of civilians has only published interim findings
By ToI Staff and Amy Spiro
An Illustration of a man holding his phone with an NSO Group logo with a computer screen in the background, in Jerusalem, on February 7, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 21, 2022, 9:20 pm
Deputy AG’s probe finds ‘no indication’ police illegally hacked citizens’ phones
Justice Ministry says NSO cooperated with investigation into claims that its Pegasus spyware was used against dozens of civilians; police minister hails ‘resounding acquittal’
By Amy Spiro
Illustrative: A man talking on a cellphone. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
February 21, 2022, 8:18 am
Police pressing to resume use of spyware to fight crime – report
Approval dependent on outcome of probes into alleged misuse of Pegasus software, with MKs set to discuss matter next week
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A man holds his phone, with the NSO Group logo in the background. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 11, 2022, 11:18 pm
Probe into alleged police phone hacking said to find no evidence of illegal activity
TV reports say only irregularity found in investigation led by deputy AG is in case of state witness Shlomo Filber, which police have acknowledged
By ToI Staff
Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai attends a ceremony of the Israeli police in the northern city of Nazareth, November 9, 2021. (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
February 1, 2022, 5:03 pm
In about-face, police admit misuse of NSO phone hacking tech
Police say new evidence ‘changes the state of affairs,’ after initially denying unauthorized use of Pegasus spyware; Justice Ministry taps committee to probe bombshell claims
By Amy Spiro and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison, February 28, 2013. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90/File)
July 4, 2021, 9:19 pm
Panel on prison reform recommends some sentences be served at home
In findings presented to justice minister, inter-ministerial team suggests ‘community custody’ for shorter sentences, increasing rehabilitation programs for prisoners
By ToI Staff
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