Statement blasts legislation's supporters who trampled on images of senior legal figures; ex-Supreme Court Justice Yoram Danziger, Nobel winner Aaron Ciechanover speak in Tel Aviv

Yoav Kisch to appoint one member of board of directors and one of audit committee, hails 'new era for National Library'; reports say government caved to pressure from major donors

Legal counsel rules matter will be kept out of budget voting, noting 'odd and irregular' manner in which it was approved by cabinet

Education Minister Kisch said to advance proposal to take away independence of library, allow the government to appoint management

Shai Nitzan says Moshe Saada disgruntled after not being tapped to head police internal investigations unit; asserts recent interview done for 'political interests'

Ex-deputy head of police internal investigations unit says former AG, top prosecutor knew then-police chief Alsheich tampered with probe to incriminate Bedouin man killed by cops

Attorney-General decides to indict Shas party leader, but close case into more serious suspicion that he diverted state money to his family members

Former Police Internal Investigations Department head claims that opposition to idea that Yaqoub Abu al-Qia’an was a terrorist was removed from official documents by Shai Nitzan

Shai Nitzan calls accusations from premier's allies, following release of old calls in which AG bashes him over past military scandal, as 'baseless' and 'strange'

In letter to members of state prosecution, AG says he used improper, regrettable language and has straightened things over with Shai Nitzan; vows not to be cowed by threats