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Former top Israeli legal officials oppose judicial overhaul
Former top Israeli legal officials oppose judicial overhaul,Former top Israeli legal officials spoke out Thursday against sweeping changes to the country's justice system planned by the new conservative government, lending their voices to a growing outcry against the proposed overhaul. Seven former attorneys general who have served in the post throughout the last five decades signed a letter of protest, along with four other former senior legal officials. Three of the former attorneys general were appointed under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose current justice minister is spearheading the legal overhaul.

Former top Israeli legal officials oppose judicial overhaul

Former top Israeli legal officials spoke out Thursday against sweeping changes to the country's justice system planned by the new conservative government, lending their voices to a growing outcry against the proposed overhaul. Seven former attorneys general who have served in the post throughout the last five decades signed a letter of protest, along with four other former senior legal officials. Three of the former attorneys general were appointed under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose current justice minister is spearheading the legal overhaul.