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August 19th, 2010 at 1:11 am

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  1. הי, רק רציתי להפנות את תשומת לבכם לגרסאת התרגום של הפוסט הזה
    http://www.hahem.co.il/slipperyslope/en/?tag=qaadan-bypass-law
    תרגום המילה ישובים ל
    settlements
    גורם לקוראים לחשוב שמדובר רק בהתנחלויות.
    לתשומת לבכם,
    לירון

    לירון

    28 Oct 10 at 4:46 pm

  2. תודה!

    Site Team

    31 Oct 10 at 11:23 pm

  3. dude, stop being such a putz. Israel, imperfect as it is, is a lot better than MANY other countries. You are the ONLY democracy is a sea of islamic retardation. No matter who runs your gov’t, they will be faced with the same realities. You have neighbours who hate you and WILL kill all of you if they had the chance. wake up …I know you leftists telavivers want the western life of discos and booze, but the truth is, most of you are spoiled, enabled, dreamers, who only want to party and not serve your country. It will be the downfall of israel. say what you want about the right wingers, the left is the real problem in israel and outside of israel. People like you are only increasing anti semtism. Useful idiots. hitching yourself to noam chomsky is disgraceful. Remember, the PLO was established as a violent terrorist LIBERATION group in 1964, 3 FULL years PRIOR to there being any settlements. Do you understand that significance?

    jonathan

    5 Mar 11 at 12:01 am

  4. Jonathan, if we’re a great democracy then our society has plenty of room for aggregation of news, which is what this website is about.
    If you believe this website assists people who want to kill us, as you suggest, would you be so kind as to explain how, so that we may be convinced?

    michael

    7 Mar 11 at 2:59 pm

  5. I think this fits under your ‘closed society’ category:

    http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/vandals-desecrate-ra-anana-reform-synagogue-for-third-time-1.356055

    Vandals smashed the windows of a Reform synagogue in Ra’anana and sprayed ominous graffiti on the wall before dawn yesterday.

    “All the windows were shattered and broken glass filled the prayer hall and playground outside,” said Yael Galor, community coordinator of the Ra’anan Reform Synagogue. …

    The vandals sprayed a Star of David on the synagogue’s outer wall and the words “it is beginning” over it.

    Galor said the synagogue’s windows had been smashed just before last Passover as well, “but this is certainly an escalation,” she said.

    Parents were afraid to send their children to the community’s kindergarten yesterday, after hearing of the incident. But the community’s rabbi and leader, Tamar Kolberg, calmed them down.

    “I think Ra’anana is a sane city and so I don’t feel afraid,” Kolberg said. “We don’t know what it stems from, but it raises feelings and visions of other times. We’re not sure what ‘it is beginning’ means. Will these incidents continue from now on? That suggests a hostile element.” …

    Nell

    17 Apr 11 at 1:59 am

  6. 12-03-01 PRESS RELEASE: Members of Knesset decline to help in obtaining responses from the judiciary regarding the electronic records of the State of Israel Supreme Court
    _____
    Freedom of Information requests were filed on the Judicial Authority in effort to complete the Human rights Alert Submission for the 2012 review of Human Rights in Israel by the United Nations, titled, “Integrity, or lack thereof, of the electronic records of the courts. The offices of MKs Galon and Hanin responded by declining to help in this matter. The office of MK Yehimovitch has not responded so far. Conditions that have emerged in the electronic records of the courts of the State of Israel undermine any ‘constitutional rights’ that have been construed by the Supreme Court during the same years.

    Former Presiding Justice Dorit Beinisch, Chief Clerk Sarah Lifschitz, Supreme Court of the State of Israel
    View as PDF: http://www.scribd.com/doc/83341778/

    Jerusalem, March 1 – “Member of the Kenesset are neglecting their duties,” says Joseph Zernik, PhD, of Human Rights Alert (NGO). Dr Zernik filed requests for help by Members of Knesset Zehava Galon (Meretz), Dov Hanin (Hadash), and Shelly Yehimovitch (Labor), leaders of three opposition parties. [1] Help was sought in obtaining responses by the Judicial Authority on Freedom of Information requests, and in obtaining opinion of the Knesset’s Legal Counsel regarding the integrity of the electronic records of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel.
    MK Galon and Hanin responded by declining to assist in this matter, and MK Yehimovitch has not responded so far. [1]
    Freedom of Information requests had been filed by Human Rights Alert on the Judicial Authority, pertaining to authenticity and security of the electronic records of the Supreme Court: [2-6]
    - The process and substance that led to the changes in certification authorities and patterns in 2001-2;
    - Changes to Regulations of the Office of the Clerk (2004) by the Director of Administration of the Courts, if any, in the process of implementing the electronic record systems, particularly changes pertaining to certification by the chief clerks of the courts and maintenance of electronic court records.
    - The ultimate administrative authority for the servers of the Supreme Court, who has held it in recent years, how it was established, and how it is transferred, and
    - The origins and authorization for the online publication by the Judicial Authority of the ‘Public Information Page – Authentication of Public Records (“Apostille”)’.
    Human Rights Alert is seeking the information in order to complete its submission for the 2012 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Human Rights in Israel by the United Nations (UNHRC). Human Rights Alert’s draft Executive Summary of the submission is titled, “Integrity, or lack thereof, of the electronic records of the courts,” (copied below). [7] The report concludes, “Precipitous deterioration in integrity of the electronic records of the courts of the State of Israel is documented over the past decade. Prevailing conditions … undermines the integrity of the justice system, civil society and socioeconomic development.”
    “The lawmakers in Israel are surprisingly timid with the judiciary compared with their US counterparts,” says Dr Zernik.
    In 2008, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D), Chair of the Intelligence Committee and Member of the Judiciary Committee, and Congresswoman Diane Watson, both of California, filed on Dr Zernik’s behalf Congressional Inquiries on the US Attorney General and FBI Director, why they would not respond on request for equal protection of the 10 million residents of Los Angeles County against racketeering by State judges. [8]
    The 2010 submission of Human Rights Alert to the UNHRC for the UPR of the United States later focused on racketeering by California judges in through large-scale false imprisonment and real estate and financial institutions fraud. The submission was reviewed by the HRC professional staff and incorporated in the official HRC Professional Staff Report with a note referring to “corruption of the courts and the legal profession and discrimination by law enforcement in California.” [8]
    “The integrity of court records cannot be overemphasized,” says Dr Zernik, “it is essential for Due Process/Fair Hearing, and underlies any other Human Rights in the Universal Declaration, or Constitutional Rights that have been construed by the Supreme Court of the State of Israel over the past couple of decades.”
    The UPR is a non-judicial, non-enforceable review procedure, established by the United Nations. Submissions by stakeholders typically also document the responses by national authorities, when deficiencies are discovered. “So far, the response by the executive, judicial, and legislative branches (including the State Ombudsman) of the State of Israel has been no response at all,” says Dr Zernik, “However, the response by Israeli scholars, both in computing and the law and by religious leaders is encouraging, compared to their counterparts in the United States.”
    The draft Human Rights Alert 2012 submission on the State of Israel recommends, “Proposed solutions would have to draw upon civil society agents outside the legal profession, most likely computing experts and religious leaders. Truth and reconciliation commission may also be required, for the resolution of the disposition of the large number of missing and falsified court records from the past decade, and for investigation, whether judges/justices and/or senior officers of the Ministry of Justice have been involved in wholesale violations of their oaths of office.” [7]
    Conditions in the US courts were shown to be tightly linked to the current financial crisis. [9] “Changes in the Israeli courts over the past decade also increase the risks to the Israeli financial system,” concludes Dr Zernik.
    ________
    LINKS:
    [1] 12-03-01 Requests and responses by Members of Knesset: help in expediting response by the Judicial Authority on Freedom of Information requests, for opinion of the Knesset’s Legal Counsel s
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/83274394/
    [2] 12-01-19 Freedom of Information Request on the Administration of Courts: Records that shed light on the process and substance of the change, around 2001-2 in certification by the Clerk of judicial records of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel.
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/78711932/
    [3] 12-01-31 Freedom of Information Request for records of Courts Administration, pertaining to the ultimate administrative authority for the servers of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/80007283/
    [4] 12-02-17 Repeat Freedom of Information Requests on the Courts Administration of the State of Israel, re: a) Changes in certification by the Clerk of the Supreme Court, b) Ultimate administrative authority for servers of the Supreme Court-R-s
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/81959539/
    [5] 12-02-18 Freedom of Information Request, in re: Origins and authorization of the ‘Public Information Page Authentication of Public Records (“Apostille”)’ R s
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/82036041/
    [6] 12-02-22 Freedom of Information Request on the Administration of Courts: Changes to Regulation of Office of the Clerk 2004 by the Director of Administration of the Courts R s (Eng)
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/82455438/
    [7] 12-02-29 Draft Human Rights Alert’s 2012 State of Israel UPR Submission: Integrity, or lack thereof, of the electronic records of the courts
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/82927700/
    [8] 10-04-19 Human Rights Alert (NG0) submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2010 Review (UPR) of Human Rights in the United States as incorporated into the UPR staff report, with a note referring to “corruption of the courts and the legal profession and discrimination by law enforcement in California”.
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/38566837/
    [9] 11-08-01 Zernik, J: Fraud and corruption in the US courts is tightly linked to failing banking regulation and the financial crisis, 16th World Criminology Congress presentation
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/61351562/

    Joseph Zernik

    5 Mar 12 at 8:12 pm

  7. 12-02-28 Human Right Alert: Draft Submission for the 2012 UPR of Human Rights in Israel by the United Nations

    Retiring Presiding Justice Dorit Beinisch, Chief Clerk Sarah Lifschitz, Supreme Court of the State of Israel

    Human Rights Alert’s Submission provides detailed evidence of corruption of the electronic records of the courts of the State of Israel over the past decade. The years 2001-3 were critical in corruption of the records of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel, with numerous missing files and large number of falsified records. IBM, EDS were involved in the matters.

    Jerusalem, February 28 – Human Right Alert (NGO) released draft Executive Summary of Submission for the 2012 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Human Rights in Israel by the United Nations (UNHRC).[1] The Submission is narrowly focused on evidence of corruption of the electronic record systems of the courts. In particular, it describes events of 2001-3 as critical in corruption of the electronic records of the Supreme Court of Israel, including a large number of missing court files, and separately, large number of falsified records. Since then, all records are published unsigned by the justices, uncertified by the Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court, and “subject to editing and phrasing changes.”
    The report concludes that conditions of the electronic records in the courts reflect a failure of the legal profession in Israel as a class. Therefore, proposed solutions would have to draw upon other civil society agents, e.g., computing experts and religious leaders. A truth and reconciliation commission may also be needed, to investigate whether judges/justices and senior officers of the Ministry of Justice were involved in wholesale violations of their oaths of office, and to resolve the disposition of missing and false court records from the past decade. The case involves IBM and EDS, two United States based corporations.
    Human Right Alert’s Submission for the 2010 UPR of the United States, addressed corruption of the courts and racketeering by judges in Los Angeles County, California. The report focused on large-scale false imprisonment and financial institution and real estate fraud by judges of the California court, patronized by the US courts and US Department of Justice. The report was incorporated into the Professional Staff Report of UNHRC, with a note referring to “corruption of the courts and the legal profession and discrimination by law enforcement in California.” [2]

    LINKS:
    [1] 12-02-27 Draft Human Rights Alert’s 2012 State of Israel UPR Submission: The electronic records of the courts of the State of Israel and integrity of the justice system – allegations, evidence, conclusions, and recommendations.
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/82927700/
    [2] 10-04-19 Human Rights Alert (NG0) submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2010 Review (UPR) of Human Rights in the United States as incorporated into the UPR staff report, with a note referring to “corruption of the courts and the legal profession and discrimination by law enforcement in California”.
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/38566837/

    Joseph Zernik

    5 Mar 12 at 8:13 pm

  8. 12-02-07 PRESS RELEASE: False dates, certifications in the electronic records of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel

    Word queries were performed on ELYON1 for various word combinations, reflecting variations in the certification boxes of decisions of the Supreme Court in the years 1991-2011. The results provide insights into events of 2001-2, a critical period relative to the compromised integrity of the electronic records of the Supreme Court. The analysis also allows the detection of decisions listed under false certifications and false dates, at times back-dated up to a decade. Combined, the analysis provides additional evidence of the compromised integrity of the electronic records of the Supreme Court.
    Computing experts are readily available in Israel, who could examine and provide solutions. However, resolution of false records, already entered in the system, is likely to require the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

    View as PDF (with complete tables, and records): http://www.scribd.com/doc/80758864/

    PhD, of Human Rights Alert (NGO), “These events involved Electronic Data Systems Corporation [NYSE:EDS] and IBM Global Technology Services [NYSE: IBM], two well-known US corporations.”
    Today, Dr Zernik has released further analysis of the distribution of particular word combinations, derived from various certification boxes of the electronic records of the Supreme Court over the past decade. (Tables IIIa – linked above)
    The analysis shows that events of early 2002 were preceded by specific increase in the appearance of the following word(s):
    •
    Starting 1997 – “Rasham“ [Magistrate- jz];
    •
    Starting 2000 – “Aricha Ve-Nisu’ah” [editing and phrasing – jz];
    •
    Starting 2000 – “Terem Pirsumo Be-Kovetz” [prior to publication in compilation…-jz];
    •
    Starting 2001 – “Merkaz Meida” [Information Center – jz], and
    •
    2001-2002 – “COURT.DOT” [Word template file name – jz] – appeared almost exclusively during the same two years.
    Events of early 2002 were followed by changes in the appearance of the following word(s):
    •
    Early 2002 – “Shmaryahu Cohen” disappeared;
    •
    Late 2002 – “Sarah Lifschitz” briefly appeared, and
    •
    Early 2003 – “Mat’im La-Makor” [True copy of the original… -jz] disappeared.
    Detailed review of orders and judgments, which appear outside their typical distribution pattern, shows common discrepancies in the dates of the records. (Table IIIb – linked above)
    Previous analysis of the records of the Supreme Court documented:
    •
    The publication of simulated records and the conduct of simulated litigation; [1]
    •
    Variations in the certification boxes of the records over the past decade that ended with no certification at all; [2]
    •
    Discontinuities in the certification authority of the records; [3]
    •
    Refusal of the office of the Clerk of the Court to certify Supreme Court records, even upon request, [4] and
    •
    Missing ID certifications of the Supreme Court servers. [5]
    Several Israeli computing and legal experts expressed concern regarding these findings.
    The State Ombudsman 2010 report (60b) additionally noted, regarding development and implementation of the systems, that: [6]
    •
    Corporation were awarded state contracts with no bidding, as required by Israeli law and regulations;
    •
    Development was initiated with no written specifications;
    •
    Development was supervised by individuals on special personal contracts, with no core supervision by state employees, as required by Israeli law and regulations;
    •
    No independent inspections were conducted by the state customer prior to implementation of the systems;
    •
    The servers were located under corporate control, not under the State Courts Administration, and
    •
    Unknown number of individuals had issued double smart ID cards.
    “It is not clear, who controls the electronic records of the Supreme Court today,” says Dr Zernik, “What is clear is that the office of the Clerk of the Court refuses to be held accountable for the integrity of the Supreme Court’s records.”
    As a follow-up, Dr Zernik has filed Freedom of Information requests with the Courts’ Administration, asking for records that:
    •
    Explain the process and substance of the changes in the certification boxes of the Supreme Court from 2001 to 2003, [7] and
    •
    Document, which individuals or entities held the ultimate administrative authority for the serves of the Supreme Court over the past decade, and how that authority was established and transferred. [8]
    “Data protection and cryptology experts are readily available in Israel, who could examine the systems and propose solutions,” says Dr Zernik, “However, any solution is likely to also require a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to address the false records already entered in the systems.”
    Dr Zernik had previously shown that the electronic record systems of the California and US courts enable and are routinely employed for fraud on the People by large corporations and financial institutions in collusion with the courts. [9,10]
    The 2010 submission of Human Rights Alert to the Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations was reviewed by the HRC professional staff and incorporated in the official HRC Professional Staff Report with a note referring to “corruption of the courts and the legal profession and discrimination by law enforcement in California.” [11]
    _______
    LINKS:
    [1] 11-12-04 Simulated Records, Simulated Litigation Enabled by the Electronic Record Systems of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel (English)
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/73239491/
    [2] 12-01-17 Evolution of the Electronic Decision Forms of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel s (with Full Appendix: Summary Table, Survey Notes, Records)
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/78494051/
    [3] 12-01-25 Table Summary I: Clerk’s Certification, or Lack Thereof, in Judicial Records of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel (2000-2012) s
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/79389235/
    [4] 12-01-29 Table Summary II: Refusal of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel to Provide Clerk’s Certification of Decisions, Records of the Court s
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/79770852/
    [5] 12-01-30 Certificates, or lack thereof, for servers of the Supreme Court of Israel s
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/79857058/
    [6] 10-00-00 State of Israel – Ombudsman’s Report 60b, Ministry of Justice Computerization (2010) p 693 Et Seq
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/50624862/
    [7] 12-01-19 Freedom of Information Request on the Administration of Courts: Records that shed light on the process and substance of the change, around 2001-2 in certification by the Clerk of judicial records of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel.
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/78711932/
    [8] 12-01-31 Request for records of Courts Administration, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (1988), pertaining to the ultimate administrative authority for the servers of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/80007283/
    [9] 11-04-17 PRESS RELEASE: Lomas v Bank of America (KC059379) – Fraud turns into Extortion in the Los Angeles Superior Court
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/53212710/
    [10] 11-08-01 Zernik, J: Fraud and corruption in the US courts is tightly linked to failing banking regulation and the financial crisis, 16th World Criminology Congress presentation
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/61351562/
    [11] 10-04-19 Human Rights Alert (NG0) submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2010 Review (UPR) of Human Rights in the United States as incorporated into the UPR staff report, with a note referring to “corruption of the courts and the legal profession and discrimination by law enforcement in California”.
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/38566837/

    Joseph Zernik

    5 Mar 12 at 8:17 pm

  9. 12-02-19 PRESS RELEASE: Invalid, simulated apostille certification procedure published online by the Judicial Authority of the State of Israel

    The apostille certification procedure, published online by the Judicial Authority, is invalid by design. Its outcome should be considered a simulated apostille certification [Ishur le-Mar'it Ayin] of judicial records, relative to the Hague Convention (1961). It is part of a pattern of compromised integrity of the electronic records of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel, and refusal of the Chief Clerk to assume accountability for the Supreme Court’s records. Computing experts are readily available in Israel, who could examine and provide solutions. However, resolution of false records, already entered in the system, is likely to require the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

    View as PDF: http://www.scribd.com/doc/82064304/

    Jerusalem, February 19 – Freedom of Information request has been filed with the office of Courts Administration of the State of Israel, pertaining to the process by which the online Public Information Page – Authentication of Public Records (“Apostille”) was generated and authorized for publication. [1]

    “The online published procedure should raise serious concerns,” says Joseph Zernik, PhD, of Human Rights Alert (NGO), “The procedure is invalid by design and convoluted by implementation. It cannot be reasonably be considered an inadvertent error.” [2,3]

    According to Dr Zernik, the procedure is invalid due to its false chain of authentication authorities, [4,5] and therefore the document outcome of such procedure should be considered a simulated apostille certification. relative to the Hague Convention (1961). [6]

    Dr Zernik had previously filed Freedom of Information requests on the office of Courts Administration, pertaining to other aspects of the certification, or lack thereof, of the electronic records of the Supreme Court. [7,8] The two earlier requests remain unanswered. [9]

    The apostille certification procedure should be seen as part of a wider pattern of compromised integrity of the records of the Supreme Court:
    · The publication of simulated records and the conduct of simulated litigation; [10]
    · Variations in the certification boxes of the records over the past decade that ended with no certification at all; [11]
    · Discontinuities in the certification authority of the records; [12]
    · Refusal of the office of the Clerk of the Court to certify Supreme Court records, even upon request; [13]
    · False dates/certifications of decisions/judgments of the Supreme Court, [14] and
    · Missing ID certifications of the Supreme Court servers. [15]
    Several Israeli computing and legal experts have expressed concern regarding these findings.

    The State Ombudsman 2010 report (60b) [16] additionally noted, regarding development and implementation of the systems, which involved Electronic Data Systems Corporation [NYSE:EDS] and IBM Global Technology Services [NYSE: IBM]: [17]
    · Corporations were awarded state contracts with no bidding, as required by Israeli law and regulations;
    · Development was initiated with no written specifications;
    · Development was supervised by individuals on special personal contracts, with no core supervision by state employees, as required by Israeli law and regulations;
    · No independent inspections were conducted by the state customer prior to implementation of the systems;
    · The servers were located under corporate control, not under the State Courts Administration, and
    · Unknown number of individuals had issued double smart ID cards.
    “It is not clear, who controls the electronic records of the Supreme Court today,” says Dr Zernik, “What is clear is that the Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court refuses to be held accountable for the integrity of the Supreme Court’s records.”

    “Data protection and cryptology experts are readily available in Israel, who could examine the systems and propose solutions,” says Dr Zernik, “However, any solution is likely to also require a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to address the false records already entered in the systems.”

    Dr Zernik had previously shown that the electronic record systems of the California and US courts enable and are routinely employed for fraud on the People by large corporations and financial institutions in collusion with the courts. [18,19]

    The 2010 submission of Human Rights Alert to the Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations was reviewed by the HRC professional staff and incorporated in the official HRC Professional Staff Report with a note referring to “corruption of the courts and the legal profession and discrimination by law enforcement in California.” [20,21]

    LINKS:
    _______
    [1] 12-02-18 Freedom of Information Request, in re: Public Information Page Authentication of Public Records (“Apostille”) R s
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/82036041/
    [2] In pertinent sections, the the online Public Information Page – Authentication of Public Records (“Apostille”) says:
    In the procedure for authentication of public records, they are certified by a Notary Public. The acknowledgement by the Notary Public is a public record, which requires authentication as well. Authentication of the latter public record, and this record alone[bold in the original - jz], is under the authority of the courts. The authentication is executed on a form in compliance with the agreement with the destination nation.
    …
    “Apostille”
    - a document destined to nations, who are parties to the October 5, 1961 Hague Convention for the Abolishment of Requirement for Legalization of Public Records (Heretofore the “Convention”). Israel is a party to the Convention. Therefore, the courts authenticate Notary Public acknowledgements, which are destined to nations, which are parties to the Convention, by an “Apostille” document.
    …
    The “Apostille” document is of the form and language stipulated in the Convention, as shown hereafter:
    A specific, bilingual (Hebrew/English) “Apostille” form is also provided online by the Judicial Authority of the State of Israel as part of theInformation Page.
    [3] Public Information Page – Authentication of Public Records (“Apostille”), from the website of the Judicial Authority of the State of Israel.
    http://elyon1.court.gov.il/heb/info/apostil.htm
    [4] False chain of authentication authorities, relative to the spirit and the letter of the October 5, 1961 Hague Convention for the Abolishment of Requirement for Legalization of Public Records:
    As is the case in other courts that originated in the English common law, the law and regulations of the State of Israel (see 5, below) designate the “Office of the Clerk” as the custodian of the judicial records of a given court, and authorized only the individual, who is the “Chief Clerk” of a given court, to certify the authenticity of judicial records of that court.
    In contrast, the online Public Information Page – Authentication of Public Records (“Apostille”) requires that a Notary Public certify the judicial records.
    The offices of the clerks of the various courts are not typically authorized to authenticate the signatures of Notaries. As is indicated in the online Public Information Page – Authentication of Public Records (“Apostille”), the Minister of Justice authorizes certain individuals, who are staff members of the offices of the various Clerks of the Courts, to authenticate Notries Public signatures, in order to enable this procedure.
    [5] 04-11-25 Takanot Batey Hamishpat – Mazkirut (2004) // Regulations of the Courts – Offices of the Clerks (2004) (Heb + Eng)
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/48770720/
    [6] “Simulated litigation”, “simulated decisions”, “simulated service” here refer to conduct defined in the Texas Criminal Code as follows:
    Texas Penal Code §32.48. SIMULATING LEGAL PROCESS.
    (a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly causes to be delivered to another any document that simulates a summons, complaint, judgment, or other court process with the intent to:
    (1) induce payment of a claim from another person; or
    (2) cause another to:
    (A) submit to the putative authority of the document; or
    (B) take any action or refrain from taking any action in response to the document, in compliance with the document, or on the basis of the document.
    (b) Proof that the document was mailed to any person with the intent that it be forwarded to the intended recipient is a sufficient showing that the document was delivered.
    [7] 12-01-19 Freedom of Information Request on the Administration of Courts: Records that shed light on the process and substance of the change, around 2001-2 in certification by the Clerk of judicial records of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel.
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/78711932/
    [8] 12-01-31 Request for records of Courts Administration, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (1988), pertaining to the ultimate administrative authority for the servers of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/80007283/
    [9] 12-02-17 Repeat Freedom of Information Requests on the Courts Administration of the State of Israel, re: a) Changes in certification by the Clerk of the Supreme Court, b) Ultimate administrative authority for servers of the Supreme Court-R-s
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/81959539/
    [10] 11-12-04 Simulated Records, Simulated Litigation Enabled by the Electronic Record Systems of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel (English)
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/73239491/
    [11] 12-01-17 Evolution of the Electronic Decision Forms of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel s (with Full Appendix: Summary Table, Survey Notes, Records)
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/78494051/
    [12] 12-01-25 Table Summary I: Clerk’s Certification, or Lack Thereof, in Judicial Records of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel (2000-2012) s
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/79389235/
    [13] 12-01-29 Table Summary II: Refusal of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel to Provide Clerk’s Certification of Decisions, Records of the Court s
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/79770852/
    [14] 12-01-30 Certificates, or lack thereof, for servers of the Supreme Court of Israel s
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/79857058/
    [15] 12-02-07 PRESS RELEASE: False Dates, Certifications in the Electronic Records of the Supreme Court of the State of Israel
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/80759783/
    [16] 10-00-00 State of Israel – Ombudsman’s Report 60b, Ministry of Justice Computerization (2010) p 693 Et Seq
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/50624862/
    [17] 12-02-09 IBM, ESD, and corruption of governments
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/81032315/
    [18] 11-04-17 PRESS RELEASE: Lomas v Bank of America (KC059379) – Fraud turns into Extortion in the Los Angeles Superior Court
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/53212710/
    [19] 11-08-01 Zernik, J: Fraud and corruption in the US courts is tightly linked to failing banking regulation and the financial crisis, 16th World Criminology Congress presentation
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/61351562/
    [20] 10-04-19 Human Rights Alert (NG0) submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2010 Review (UPR) of Human Rights in the United States as incorporated into the UPR staff report, with a note referring to “corruption of the courts and the legal profession and discrimination by law enforcement in California”.
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/38566837/
    [21] 11-07-04 Joseph Zernik,PhD, Biographical Sketch
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/46421113/

    Joseph Zernik

    5 Mar 12 at 8:22 pm

  10. I have plenty of other records, posted on the site, linked above, which were all collected in preparation for the June 2012 deadline for submissions in re: review of Human Rights.
    The reports are predominantly related to the corruption of the electronic records of the courts and dysfunctional offices of the clerks in the Supreme Court, the District Courts, and the Detainees Courts.

    Joseph Zernik, PhD
    Human Rights Alert (NGO)

    Joseph Zernik

    5 Mar 12 at 8:27 pm

  11. Thanks. Our Hebrew Slope editors are working through your comments to see what can be used, and may produce new posts over the next few days. (The English team is translation-oriented; new items are created only by the Hebrew team.)
    We’d be glad to have more news from you in the future, but keep in mind that within the Slope’s evolving editorial policy the most useful information is concrete stories cited on a news-oriented website (or in a print publication), or at least on an NGO’s website.

    The Site's Team

    8 Mar 12 at 11:46 am

  12. Thanks for your interest!
    All links to records and press releases above are to the Human Rights Alert (NGO) web sites:
    [1] Israel related documents
    http://www.scribd.com/SeyagLizhuyotHaadam
    [2] US related documents
    http://www.scribd.com/Human_Rights_Alert

    I will keep you posted as we approach the deadline for the 2012 Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights in Israel.

    Joseph Zernik, PhD
    Human Rights Alert (NGO)

    P.S.
    If you follow the links, you would find that many or most of the original documents, posted online, are in Hebrew, with partial or full English translation.

    Joseph Zernik

    8 Mar 12 at 12:32 pm

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