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"https://images.haarets.co.il/image/fetch/w_396,h_297,x_144,y_51,c_crop,g_north_west/w_168,h_126,q_auto,c_fill,f_auto/fl_any_format.preserve_transparency.progressive:none/https://www.haaretz.co.il/polopoly_fs/1.7758585!/image/3025686100.jpg", "https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=801998859871552&ev=NoScript", "https://images.haarets.co.il/image/fetch/w_1253,h_940,x_476,y_79,c_crop,g_north_west/w_168,h_126,q_auto,c_fill,f_auto/fl_any_format.preserve_transparency.progressive:none/https://www.haaretz.co.il/polopoly_fs/1.7897371!/image/582724924.jpg", "https://images.haarets.co.il/image/fetch/w_1726,h_1296,x_237,y_217,c_crop,g_north_west/w_168,h_126,q_auto,c_fill,f_auto/fl_any_format.preserve_transparency.progressive:none/https://www.haaretz.co.il/polopoly_fs/1.8134683!/image/27404854.jpg", "https://www.haaretz.com/polopoly_fs/1.8286688.1576631758!/image/446126698.jpg_gen/derivatives/headline_1200x630/446126698.jpg"], "movies": [], "text": "Justice Minister Amir Ohana\u2019s choice of Orly Ginsberg Ben-Ari as acting state prosecutor, defying Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit, is but the latest attempt by the caretaker government headed by the indicted Benjamin Netanyahu to undermine the rule of law. It also dovetails with Netanyahu\u2019s battle cries against the State Prosecutor\u2019s Office after the release of the attorney general\u2019s decision to try him for bribery, fraud and breach of trust.\n\nAccording to Mendelblit, the choice of Ginsberg Ben-Ari \u201cdoesn\u2019t meet the necessary requirements for the position of acting state prosecutor\u201d and that it \u201cexceeds, in an extreme way, the scope of what is reasonable.\u201d\n\nThus, he said, \u201cthere is a legal impediment to its approval.\u201d According to Civil Service Commissioner Daniel Hershkowitz, the choice \u201cis liable to erode the proper functioning of the state prosecutor.\u201d\n\nOhana is neither interested in these arguments of substance nor in the facts that he is justice minister in a caretaker government, and that the country is in the midst of a third election cycle due to the deadlock stemming from Netanyahu\u2019s legal predicament. Ohana was well aware of Mendelblit\u2019s warnings when he announced his candidates for the position. Mendelblit made it clear that the justice minister must consult with him before the appointment, and not to deviate from his recommendation unless he presents compelling arguments. He even named the deputy state prosecutor for criminal affairs, Shlomo Lemberger, as his preference.\n\nTo make matters worse, the appointment was made at a particularly sensitive moment. Now the cases against the prime minister will be laid on the table of the state prosecutor, which will require \u201cdealing with various legal aspects connected to the decision to try the prime minister,\u201d as Mendelblit stressed in his opinion on Tuesday. \u201cThese are sensitive issues that require an even greater obligation to ensure the independence of the person holding the position, and above all the public appearance of independence.\u201d\n\nNone of this prevented Ohana from defying Mendelblit and the Israeli Judicial Authority. True to the spirit of his commander, who spreads tales of a legal putsch and seeks \u201cto investigate the investigators,\u201d Ohana is abusing his temporary political power in an attempt to weaken the institution of the state prosecutor. Instead of respecting the circumstances and reducing his presence in the appointment process, Ohana seeks to squeeze everything he can get out of his temporary position.\n\nBreaking news and analyses in your inbox Email * Please enter a valid email address Sign up Please wait\u2026 Thank you for signing up. We've got more newsletters we think you'll find interesting. Click here Oops. Something went wrong. Please try again later. Try again Thank you, The email address you have provided is already registered. Close\n\nMendelblit pledged in closed-door meetings in the Justice Ministry that he would refuse to defend the appointment of a person unqualified for the job. \u201cI won\u2019t be a part of it,\u201d he told his colleagues. The issue of the appointment will probably end up in the High Court of Justice, and the court is not expected to approve it. Thus, the public has received another reminder of the urgent need to replace Netanyahu\u2019s corrupt and messianic regime.\n\nThe above article is Haaretz\u2019s lead editorial, as published in the Hebrew and English newspapers in Israel.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": ["Israel crime", "Israel High Court", "Benjamin Netanyahu", "opinion", "political analysis"], "tags": ["Israel crime", "Benjamin Netanyahu", "the High Court of Justice", "Israel High Court"], "authors": ["Haaretz Editorial", "Required Field"], "publish_date": null, "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "Justice Minister Amir Ohana\u2019s choice of Orly Ginsberg Ben-Ari as acting state prosecutor, defying Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit, is but the latest attempt by the ca", "meta_lang": "", "meta_favicon": "https://www.haaretz.com/hdc/web/images/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png", "meta_data": {"description": "Justice Minister Amir Ohana\u2019s choice of Orly Ginsberg Ben-Ari as acting state prosecutor, defying Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit, is but the latest attempt by the ca", "keywords": "Israel crime,  Israel High Court,  Benjamin Netanyahu,opinion, political analysis", "news_keywords": "Israel crime,  Israel High Court,  Benjamin Netanyahu,opinion, political analysis", "viewport": "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1", "isPremiumContent": "true", "article": {"content_tier": "metered", "published": "2019-12-18T03:07:16+0200", "modified": "2019-12-18T03:07:00+0200", "publisher": "https://www.facebook.com/haaretzcom"}, "fb": {"app_id": 287530407927859, "pages": 64588666340}, "og": {"title": "Israel's justice minister will take care of it | Opinion", "description": "***", "type": "article", "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/.premium-israel-s-justice-minister-will-take-care-of-it-1.8286406", "image": {"identifier": "https://www.haaretz.com/polopoly_fs/1.8286688.1576631758!/image/446126698.jpg_gen/derivatives/headline_1200x630/446126698.jpg", "width": 1200, "height": 630}, "site_name": "haaretz.com"}, "twitter": {"card": "summary_large_image", "site": "@haaretzcom", "title": "Opinion | Israel's justice minister will take care of it", "image": "https://www.haaretz.com/polopoly_fs/1.8286688.1576631758!/image/446126698.jpg_gen/derivatives/headline_1200x630/446126698.jpg"}, "apple-mobile-web-app-title": "Haaretz", "application-name": "Haaretz", "msapplication-TileColor": "#006381", "msapplication-TileImage": "https://www.haaretz.com/hdc/web/images/mstile-144x144.png", "msapplication-config": "https://www.haaretz.com/hdc/web/images/browserconfig.xml", "theme-color": "#ffffff", "format-detection": "telephone=no", "apple-itunes-app": "app-id=504537897"}, "canonical_link": "https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/.premium-israel-s-justice-minister-will-take-care-of-it-1.8286406"}