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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 571

Dan Eldad

Israeli soldiers remove bodies of Israeli civilians killed by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 10, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2023, 2:17 pm
Hamas actions are war crimes, could constitute genocide – international law experts
Over 100 authorities from Israel and abroad say terror group’s massive attack was intended to destroy part of a national group, hostage-taking involved multiple crimes
By Stuart Winer
New Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn speaks during a ceremony at the Justice Ministry on May 18, 2020. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
August 22, 2020, 2:17 pm
Justice Ministry denies Likud claim AG closed criminal case against Nissenkorn
Ministry says no evidence behind allegation that Mandelblit secretly closed investigation over labor union voting irregularities in quid pro quo for halting state attorney’s tenure
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit attends a farewell ceremony held for outgoing state attorney Shai Nitzan at the Justice Ministry in Jerusalem on December 18, 2019. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 1, 2020, 4:32 pm
High Court says attorney general can also serve as state attorney
Decision allows Avichai Mandelblit to hold both positions temporarily, a move vehemently opposed by the former justice minister
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit attends an event at the Dan Hotel in Jerusalem, on February 6, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 22, 2020, 1:38 pm
Prosecution ombudsman examining closure of Mandelblit case — report
Judge David Rozen said to be looking into whether any information was hidden from officials who decided to close probe into attorney general in Harpaz affair
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announces his decision to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three corruption cases, on November 21, 2019. (Hadas Parush/FLASH90)
May 22, 2020, 11:42 am
How an indicted Netanyahu put his attorney general on trial
As his corruption trial begins, the PM’s supporters go on the offensive and Avichai Mandelblit finds himself embroiled once more in a decade-old scandal
By Haviv Rettig Gur
New Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn speaks during a ceremony at the Justice Ministry on May 18, 2020. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
May 19, 2020, 7:48 pm
New justice minister to hold off on appointing acting state attorney
Avi Nissenkorn says he intends ‘to weigh the different possibilities,’ while keeping AG Mandelblit temporarily in post after clash over previous office holder
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A policeman holds handcuffs. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 18, 2020, 6:40 pm
Police said seeking to expel Palestinian who faces death sentence in West Bank
Cops accused of trying to circumvent Israeli court ruling that man be allowed to stay in country to protect his life, newspaper reports
By ToI Staff
Minister of Justice Amir Ohana speaks at the 17th annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' media group, February 24, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 10, 2020, 8:04 am
Ohana lays into justice officials, calls for probe into former state attorney
Justice Minister, set to end his tenure this week, calls for state comptroller to look into claims Shai Nitzan illegally accessed ministry’s computer system after leaving post
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Amir Ohana speaks at the Knesset on September 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 6, 2020, 12:46 pm
Justice minister seeks to recuse Supreme Court judge from state attorney debate
Ohana says Mazuz must step aside on matter of acting prosecutor’s tenure to prevent ‘significant damage to the integrity’ of judicial process
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit (L) and then-justice minister Amir Ohana attend an annual Justice Ministry conference in Airport City outside Tel Aviv on September 3, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 3, 2020, 9:25 pm
Justice minister rails against AG, says he can’t serve as acting state attorney
Mandelblit responds that he temporarily assumed role several months ago, amid unprecedented quarrel between top law enforcement officials
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit attends a debate on Likud MK Haim Katz's request for immunity at the Knesset House Committee, January 30, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 3, 2020, 11:53 am
Attorney general said set to assume duties of acting state attorney after row
Dan Eldad leaves post after dust-up with Avichai Mandelblit amid persistent tension with Justice Minister Ohana of Likud
By ToI Staff
Acting State Attorney Dan Eldad (State Prosecution website portrait)
April 30, 2020, 3:04 pm
Court freezes extension of acting state attorney’s tenure, which expires Monday
With Dan Eldad’s position frozen, it is not clear who will serve in post until High Court rules; petition to court asserts that extending Eldad’s appointment would be unlawful
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit attends a debate on Likud MK Haim Katz's request for immunity at the Knesset House Committee, January 30, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 27, 2020, 11:26 am
AG said convinced acting state attorney, justice minister trying to oust him
Mandelblit cites Dan Eldad’s frequent meetings with Amir Ohana, his request to reexamine Harpaz affair and Netanyahu’s interest in having him removed
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit (right) and Acting State Attorney Dan Eldad (Justice Ministry / Flash90)
April 24, 2020, 10:02 am
State prosecutors send rare public rebuke to acting state attorney over AG clash
Senior members of state prosecutor’s office say ‘horrified’ by conduct of their boss Dan Eldad after his public spat with Mandelblit over extension of his tenure
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit (right) and Acting State Attorney Dan Eldad (Justice Ministry / Flash90)
April 23, 2020, 9:36 pm
Attorney general, acting state attorney in unprecedented clash
Opposing extending Dan Eldad’s tenure, Mandelblit says he failed ‘morally, administratively, professionally’; Eldad says it’s because he’s probing ‘worrying’ information about AG
By ToI Staff
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