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'''Edna Arbel''' ({{lang-he-n|עדנה ארבל}}; born June 22, 1944) is a former justice on Israel's Supreme Court. She held this post from May 2004 to June 2014. She is a native of Jerusalem.


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'''Edna Arbel''' ({{langx|he|עדנה ארבל}}; born June 22, 1944) is an Israeli lawyer who was a justice on the [[Supreme Court of Israel]] from May 2004 to June 2014. She is a native of Jerusalem.
== Professional background ==
In 1984, Arbel was appointed District Attorney of the Central District. She had previously served as a senior assistant to the District Attorney of the Central District. She served as a member of the [[Kahan Commission]] that investigated the [[Sabra and Shatila massacre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/kahan.html |title=Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut (Kahan Commission) |publisher=Jewishvirtuallibrary.org |date= |accessdate=2010-08-15}}</ref>


== Legal career ==
Judge Arbel was involved in the Ben-Haim case, a custody battle that eventually involved [[Interpol]].<ref>[http://www.courthousenews.com/dad-accuses-israeli-charities-aiding-abduction/ Charities aid abduction case]</ref> A New Jersey judge, Bonnie Mizdol, described Israeli judge Arbel’s judgment as ludicrous and “defying common sense.” According to all known legal principles, a willingness to settle a case does not amount to a waiver of rights, let alone a consent to abduction. She ruled that henceforth no order of any kind issued by the religious courts of Israel must be enforced. <ref>[http://www.forbiddennews.info/israel-harbours-mother-on-interpol-wanted-list-and-orders-us-rabbis-to-spit-on-disobedient-fathers-face/ Mother on Interpol wanted list]</ref><ref>http://[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158888 Israel national news]</ref>
In 1984, Arbel was appointed District Attorney of the Central District. She had previously served as a senior assistant to the District Attorney of the Central District. She served as a member of the [[Kahan Commission]] that investigated the [[Sabra and Shatila massacre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/kahan.html |title=Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut (Kahan Commission) |publisher=Jewishvirtuallibrary.org |access-date=2010-08-15}}</ref> Edna Arbel rule that a willingness to settle a case create a waiver of rights, including a consent to abduction. Judge Arbel was involved in the Ben-Haim case, a custody battle that eventually involved [[Interpol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/dad-accuses-israeli-charities-aiding-abduction/|title=Dad Accuses Israeli Charities of Aiding Abduction|first=Nick|last=Rummell|date=8 March 2017}}</ref> A [[New Jersey]] judge, Bonnie Mizdol, described Israeli judge Arbel's judgment as ludicrous and "defying common sense." According to all known legal principles, a willingness to settle a case does not amount to a waiver of rights, let alone a consent to abduction.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} She ruled that henceforth no order of any kind issued by the religious courts of Israel must be enforced.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 14, 2012|title=New Jersey Abductor Mother Indicted|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158888|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-13|website=Israel National News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916234355/http://www.israelnationalnews.com:80/News/News.aspx/158888 |archive-date=2012-09-16 }}</ref>


In 1988, she was appointed as a judge in the Tel Aviv District Court.
In 1988, she was appointed as a judge in the Tel Aviv District Court.
when a New Jersey judge, Bonnie Mizdol, learned about Mr Ben-Haim’s ordeal in Israel, she ruled that henceforth no order of any kind issued by the religious courts of Israel must be enforced. She described Israeli judge Arbel’s judgment as ludicrous and “defying common sense”. According to all known legal principles, a willingness to settle a case does not amount to a waiver of rights, let alone a consent to abduction.


In January 1996, she succeeded [[Dorit Beinisch]] as [[State Attorney (Israel)|State Attorney]]. She served in this capacity for eight years, until being appointed to the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/arbel-edna |title=Edna Arbel |publisher=Jewish Women's Archive |date= |accessdate=2010-08-10 |first=Galia |last=Eliahou}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://elyon1.court.gov.il/heb/cv/fe_html_out/judges/k_hayim/3291995.htm |script-title=he:מידע אישי על השופטים - קורות חיים של עדנה ארבל |publisher=Elyon1.court.gov.il |date= |accessdate=2010-08-10 |language=Hebrew}}</ref> During her term, the prosecutor's staff grew from about 700 to 1,040 attorneys.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yoaz |first=Yuval |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/arbel-era-ends-at-prosecutor-s-office-1.123377 |title=Arbel era ends at Prosecutor's Office |publisher=Haaretz.com |date=2008-04-02 |accessdate=2010-08-15}}</ref> In 2002, she drafted prosecution guidelines that exempt women from prosecution for false report when submitting false domestic violence or sexual harassment complaint to the police.
In January 1996, she succeeded [[Dorit Beinisch]] as [[State Attorney (Israel)|State Attorney]]. She served in this capacity for eight years, until being appointed to the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/arbel-edna |title=Edna Arbel |publisher=Jewish Women's Archive |access-date=2010-08-10 |first=Galia |last=Eliahou}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://elyon1.court.gov.il/heb/cv/fe_html_out/judges/k_hayim/3291995.htm |script-title=he:מידע אישי על השופטים - קורות חיים של עדנה ארבל |publisher=Elyon1.court.gov.il |access-date=2010-08-10 |language=he |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331030946/http://elyon1.court.gov.il/heb/cv/fe_html_out/judges/k_hayim/3291995.htm |archive-date=2012-03-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During her term, the prosecutor's staff grew from about 700 to 1,040 attorneys.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yoaz |first=Yuval |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/arbel-era-ends-at-prosecutor-s-office-1.123377 |title=Arbel era ends at Prosecutor's Office |publisher=Haaretz.com |date=2008-04-02 |access-date=2010-08-15}}</ref> In 2002, she drafted prosecution guidelines that exempt women from prosecution for false report when submitting false domestic violence or sexual harassment complaint to the police.
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In 2004, Arbel was nominated for the Supreme Court<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lawofisrael.com/israeli-supreme-court-decisions/ |title=Israeli Supreme Court decisions search - Israeli Lawyers &#124; Israeli Law Firm Golan & Co |access-date=2014-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505060543/http://www.lawofisrael.com/israeli-supreme-court-decisions/ |archive-date=2014-05-05 }} supreme court desocions database</ref> by then Chief Justice [[Aharon Barak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/edna-arbel-1.120588 |title=Edna Arbel |publisher=Haaretz.com |date=2008-04-02 |access-date=2010-08-15}}</ref>

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In 2004, Arbel was nominated for the Supreme Court<ref>http://www.lawofisrael.com/israeli-supreme-court-decisions/ supreme court desocions database</ref> by then Chief Justice [[Aharon Barak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/edna-arbel-1.120588 |title=Edna Arbel |publisher=Haaretz.com |date=2008-04-02 |accessdate=2010-08-15}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 13:48, 25 October 2024

Edna Arbel
Supreme Court of Israel Justice
In office
2004–2014
Personal details
Born (1944-06-22) June 22, 1944 (age 80)
Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem

Edna Arbel (Hebrew: עדנה ארבל; born June 22, 1944) is an Israeli lawyer who was a justice on the Supreme Court of Israel from May 2004 to June 2014. She is a native of Jerusalem.

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In 1984, Arbel was appointed District Attorney of the Central District. She had previously served as a senior assistant to the District Attorney of the Central District. She served as a member of the Kahan Commission that investigated the Sabra and Shatila massacre.[1] Edna Arbel rule that a willingness to settle a case create a waiver of rights, including a consent to abduction. Judge Arbel was involved in the Ben-Haim case, a custody battle that eventually involved Interpol.[2] A New Jersey judge, Bonnie Mizdol, described Israeli judge Arbel's judgment as ludicrous and "defying common sense." According to all known legal principles, a willingness to settle a case does not amount to a waiver of rights, let alone a consent to abduction.[citation needed] She ruled that henceforth no order of any kind issued by the religious courts of Israel must be enforced.[3]

In 1988, she was appointed as a judge in the Tel Aviv District Court.

In January 1996, she succeeded Dorit Beinisch as State Attorney. She served in this capacity for eight years, until being appointed to the Supreme Court.[4][5] During her term, the prosecutor's staff grew from about 700 to 1,040 attorneys.[6] In 2002, she drafted prosecution guidelines that exempt women from prosecution for false report when submitting false domestic violence or sexual harassment complaint to the police.

In 2004, Arbel was nominated for the Supreme Court[7] by then Chief Justice Aharon Barak.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut (Kahan Commission)". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
  2. ^ Rummell, Nick (8 March 2017). "Dad Accuses Israeli Charities of Aiding Abduction".
  3. ^ "New Jersey Abductor Mother Indicted". Israel National News. August 14, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  4. ^ Eliahou, Galia. "Edna Arbel". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  5. ^ מידע אישי על השופטים - קורות חיים של עדנה ארבל (in Hebrew). Elyon1.court.gov.il. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  6. ^ Yoaz, Yuval (2008-04-02). "Arbel era ends at Prosecutor's Office". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
  7. ^ "Israeli Supreme Court decisions search - Israeli Lawyers | Israeli Law Firm Golan & Co". Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-15. supreme court desocions database
  8. ^ "Edna Arbel". Haaretz.com. 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
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