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Science and Technology Minister Yaakov Perry (Yesh Atid) is trying to shelve the law that was approved Sunday by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation and that would enforce life sentences for terrorist prisoners. On Monday evening, Perry filed an appeal against the law, essentially burying it before it can be brought to the Cabinet for approval. The law would amend one of the Basic Laws of Israel, which allows the President to pardon criminals, by stating certain conditions that would prevent the pardon of any convicted terrorist. The amendment seeks to allow the judges of the court, at the time...

Reaction to the Four Shabak Heads 15:40 Nov 16, '03 / 21 Cheshvan 5764Some feel that the line between news and propaganda was irrecoverably blurred this past Friday, when 4 former Shabak heads appeared in a unique joint interview with Yediot Acharonot to communicate their political message. News - or propaganda? Some feel that the line between the two was irrecoverably blurred this past Friday, when four former General Security Service heads appeared in a unique joint interview with Yediot Acharonot to communicate their political message. "We are on our way to catastrophe," blared the headline, atop a posed...