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Jan. 22, 2021
In December 6, 1949, the Israeli cabinet convened for its weekly meeting. The previous day, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion had dropped an international bomb by declaring Jerusalem to be Israel’s capital. But there were other items on the agenda now. One was the appointment of a new Supreme Court justice.
Only five justices then served on the highest court in the land. The court’s president was Justice Moshe Zmoira. The minister of justice who appointed him, Pinchas Rosen, had previously been Zmoira’s partner in a law firm. Rosen, who like Zmoira was German-born, led the small Progressive Party. Back then, the prime minister did not attach great importance to the justice portfolio. ....

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