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Daniel Friedmann (Hebrew: דניאל פרידמן‎) (b. 1936) is the Minister of Justice of the State of Israel, appointed by PM Ehud Olmert. He was sworn in on February 7, 2007, succeeding Tzipi Livni. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tzipi Livni, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipora (Tzipi) Livni (Hebrew: ציפי לבני) (born July 5, 1958) is a senior Israeli politician currently serving as Foreign Affairs Minister, with the recently added title of Vice Prime Minister. ...

Early life

Friedmann was born in Israel into a family that has lived there for seven generations.^[1] He attended Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard Law School, and received a doctorate from the Hebrew University. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is one of Israels oldest, largest, and most important institutes of higher learning and research. ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ...

Academic career

Friedmann was previously a professor of law at Tel Aviv University in the 1960s and 70s, including a stint as dean of the faculty of law there (1974-78). He subsequently taught law in the United States at Harvard, Penn, and Fordham, and in the United Kingdom at Queen Mary, University of London. The Engineering Faculty Boulevard The Smolarz Auditorium Tel Aviv University (TAU, אוניברסיטת תל אביב, אתא) is one of Israels major universities. ... Silverman Hall of the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania Law School is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. ... Fordham University School of Law, commonly known as Fordham Law or Fordham Law School, is a part of Fordham University and is one of eight ABA-approved law schools in New York City. ... Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) (until recently Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London and still called that in its charter and occasionally still abbreviated to QMW) is the fourth largest College of the University of London. ...

Friedmann is the recipient of several Israeli and international awards, including the Zeltner Prize (awarded to an outstanding jurist), the Sussman Prize, the Minkoff Prize, and the prestigious Israel Prize (1991). The Israel Prize is the most prestigious award handed out by the State of Israel. ...

Friedmann has authored numerous legal articles and treatises in Hebrew and English. (A full list of works is located at his university biography.

Politics and government

Friedman had been a member of the now-defunct Democratic Movement for Change party, and later appeared on the Knesset electoral list of one of its successor parties, Shinui in 2003.^[2] This article belongs in one or more categories. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... Shinui (שינוי) (original full name: Tenua le-Shinui ve Yozma and then to Shinui-Mifleget ha-Merkaz) is a Zionist, secular and anti-clerical, free market liberal party in Israel. ...

PM Olmert appointed Friedmann as the Minister of Justice on February 6, 2007.^[3] He was confirmed by the Cabinet unanimously and by the Knesset (50-24-1) on February 7. He was sworn in the same day.^[4] February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body comprised of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister. ...

The initial reaction to appointment was mixed, but the commentators agree that Friedmann is strongly critical of the Israeli Judiciary.^[3][5] In the past Friedmann has declared a preference for reforming the system by which justices are appointed to the Israeli Supreme Court.^[3] The Supreme Court (Hebrew: בית המשפט העליון, Beit Hamishpat Haelyon ) is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel. ...

External links

• Tel Aviv University biography
• Prof. Daniel Friedmann appointed Justice Minister, government press release

References

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Pinchas Rosen (three times) • Dov Yosef (twice) • Chaim Cohen • David Ben-Gurion • Yaakov Shimshon Shapiro (twice) • Golda Meir (twice) • Chaim Yosef Tzadok • Menachem Begin • Shmuel Tamir • Moshe Nissim • Yitzchak Modai • Avraham Sharir • Dan Meridor • David Libai • Yaakov Neeman • Benjamin Netanyahu • Tzachi Hanegbi • Yossi Beilin • Meir Sheetrit (twice) • Yosef Lapid • Tzipi Livni (twice) • Haim Ramon • Daniel Friedmann