Dan Eldad is an Israeli lawyer who served as acting

State Attorney of Israel The State Attorney office ( he, פרקליטות המדינה, ''Praklitut Hamedinah'') is one of the central bodies governing law in Israel, and the main body representing the State of Israel in court. The State of Israel, because of the differen ...

from 5 February to 1 May 2020.

Life

Eldad is the son of the Israeli actress

Dina Doron Dina Peskin, known professionally as Dina Doron and Dina Doronne, (Hebrew: דינה דורון; born 15 March 1940) is an Israeli film and stage actress. Biography Doron was born in Afula, Israel on 15 March 1940 to Zivia and Emanuel Peskin. ...

and theater director

Ilan Eldad Ilan may refer to: Organization *ILAN, Israeli umbrella organization for the treatment of disabled children Given name *Ilan (name), a Hebrew/Israeli name *Ilan Bakhar, a retired Israeli footballer * Ilan Araújo Dall'Igna, a Brazilian footballer ...

. He 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. The previous State Attorney was

Shai Nitzan Shai Nitzan was the former State Attorney of Israel, from 2013 to December 2019. Nitzan headed the commission assigned to investigate the October 2000 events, finding no misconduct on the part of the Israel Police. The position was vacant from De ...

, whose term expired in December 2019. The position was vacant until 5 February 2020, because

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

Avichai Mandelblit Avichai Mandelblit ( he, אביחי מנדלבליט; born 29 July 1963) is an Israeli jurist who served as the Attorney General of Israel from 2016 to 2022. Mandelblit had a long career in the Israel Defense Forces legal system, eventually ser ...

had initially objected to Justice Minister

Amir Ohana Amir Ohana ( he, אָמִיר אוֹחָנָה, born 15 March 1976) is an Israeli lawyer, former Shin Bet official and politician who currently serves a member of the Knesset for Likud. He previously held the posts of Minister of Justice and ...

's first choice and also objected to Eldad (Ohana's second choice) before dropping his opposition. Eldad's appointment was for a temporary three-month term and expires on 1 May 2020. In April, Mandelblit expressed his opposition to the lengthening of Eldad's term, writing in a letter to Civil Service Commissioner

Daniel Hershkowitz Daniel Hershkowitz ( he, דניאל הרשקוביץ; born 2 January 1953 in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli politician, mathematician, and Orthodox rabbi. Since 2018, he has headed the . He is professor emeritus of mathematics at the Technion, a ...

that Eldad had exhibited "moral, professional and administrative failings" during his time in office. Mandelblit reportedly believes that Eldad and Ohana are trying to oust him. On 30 April, the High Court ruled that Eldad's term would not be extended, and it is not clear who will replace him.

References

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