Justice minister said to tell political confidants he believes halting legislation would give state prosecutors an opportunity to frame him on trumped-up charges
Herzog beseeches sides to seize opportunity for 'formative constitutional moment' and not 'destroy country' by remaining on collision course; cabinet secretary swiftly downplays it
Renowned producer left in 1978 during trial relating to sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl; presiding judge was swayed by publicity, Polanski's lawyer claims
Aaron Mostofsky was seen on Jan. 6 wearing a fur costume and a police bulletproof vest that he was accused of stealing during the mayhem; he faces up to 18 months in jail
Religious judge's recommendations were behind a later-nullified law that let yeshiva students delay military service; he convicted Nazi guard Demjanjuk, nuclear spy Vanunu
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