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Dan Eldad

Dan Eldad is an Israeli lawyer who served as acting State Attorney of Israel from 5 February to 1 May 2020.

Biography

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Dan Eldad is the son of the Israeli actress Dina Doron and theater director Ilan Eldad.

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Eldad was appointed to head the economic investigations department in the State Attorney's office in 2013; in this post he prosecuted high-profile corruption cases.[1]

When the term of the previous State Attorney, Shai Nitzan, expired in December 2019, the position remained vacant until 5 February 2020. Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit had initially objected to Justice Minister Amir Ohana's first choice and also to Eldad (Ohana's second choice), but eventually changed his mind.[2][3]

Eldad's appointment was for a temporary three-month term, expiring on 1 May 2020. In April, Mandelblit expressed his opposition to the extending Eldad's term. In a letter to Civil Service Commissioner Daniel Hershkowitz he claimed that Eldad had exhibited "moral, professional and administrative failings" during his time in office.[3] Mandelblit reportedly believed that Eldad and Ohana were trying to oust him.[4] On 30 April, the High Court ruled that Eldad's term would not be extended.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ מענית, חן (8 April 2015). "ראיון ראשון ובלעדי עם האיש שמוביל את המלחמה בשחיתות". גלובס (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "In U-turn, AG approves justice minister's pick for interim state attorney". Times of Israel. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Court freezes extension of acting state attorney's tenure, which expires Monday". Times of Israel. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ "AG said convinced acting state attorney, justice minister trying to oust him". Times of Israel. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ "High Court Rules No Extension of Acting State Prosecutor's Term | Hamodia.com". Hamodia. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.