this blue-eyed gent is "currently in Romania" OR Israel is truly a parallel
universe
Jon Ford
austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Tue Nov 30 12:40:07 2004
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<P>Mike--more context needed--what is the fellow accused of? What's the political angle?</P>
<P>jON<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele@hotpop.com>
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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: this blue-eyed gent is "currently in Romania" OR Israel is truly a parallel universe
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:33:52 -0600
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<DIV></DIV>>Shimon Sheves convicted of fraud
<DIV></DIV>>By DAN IZENBERG (Jerusalem Post)
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<DIV></DIV>>The Supreme Court on Tuesday convicted Shimon Sheves on two counts of breach
<DIV></DIV>>of faith when he served as director-general of the Prime Minister's Office
<DIV></DIV>>under Yitzhak Rabin.
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<DIV></DIV>>The court turned down the state's second appeal against its decision to
<DIV></DIV>>acquit Sheves.
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<DIV></DIV>>The case will be brought to a district court for sentencing.
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<DIV></DIV>>Supreme Court President Aharon Barak wrote in his ruling that public
<DIV></DIV>>servants hold positions which call for trust, honesty and a determination to
<DIV></DIV>>refrain from conflicts of interest.
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<DIV></DIV>>Sheves, currently in Romania, said he was "disappointed" in the court's
<DIV></DIV>>ruling, adding that he was a faithful servant to Israel during his public
<DIV></DIV>>service career, his lawyer told Israel Radio....
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