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Article: Israel's attorney general announces plan to resign
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- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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- December 4, 1996
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Naomi Segal
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
12-04-1996
Israel's attorney general announces plan to resign.
By Naomi Segal
JERUSALEM, Dec. 3 (JTA) -- Israel's attorney general has announced that he plans to step down effective Jan. 1.
When submitting his letter of resignation to Justice Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, Michael Ben-Yair gave no reason for his decision.
Ben-Yair was appointed three years ago by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
In recent months, he came under criticism by some in the Netanyahu government who said his decisions were politically motivated, and biased towards the views of the former Labor government.
Ben-Yair opposed the appointment of Ya'acov Ne'eman as justice minister in the ...
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