Yosef Harish

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Yosef Harish (Hebrew: יוסף חריש ‎15 September 1923 – 6 November 2013) was an Israeli jurist who served as the country's Attorney General between 1986 and 1993.

Biography

Born in

1948 Arab-Israeli War
.

He studied for bachelor's and master's degrees in law at the

investigation into the activities of the head of Israel's GSS.[2] A year later Harish set up the Landau Commission
to investigate methods used by the GSS.

He left the post on 1 November 1993 and was replaced by Michael Ben-Yair.

Harish died on 6 November 2013. At the time of his death Harish resided in the Ramat Aviv area of Tel Aviv.

References

  1. ^ "Yosef Harish, Former Attorney-General, Dead at 90". Haartz, Ofer Aderet, 11.07.2013
  2. ^ Israel replaces attorney general[permanent dead link] Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 1986