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aifa — Despite rare
lapses, Israel's judi-
cial system is a model
of integrity and justice. Even
beyond that, Israel's cour-
trooms are also the venue for
human interest dramas,
though much of what
transpires in Israel's batei
hamishpat have a flavor and
character which are distinc-
tive to this country. For
example:
Claims He Was Cut
Short: Shimon Almakor, 56,
asked the Tel Aviv local court
to accept his claim for
damages against his parents
for grievous bodily injury and
pain which they had caused
him by having him circumcis-
ed when he was eight days
old. The rabbinate and the
government of Israel were
also charged with respon-
sibility for an act which, the
complainant charged, robbed
him of part of his body.
Another Short Cut: An
Israel army officer, 41, given
custody of his children after
separation from his wife, ask-
ed the Tel Aviv Small Claims
Court to enjoin his mother-in-
law from giving the children
haircuts. He claimed she
knew nothing about how to
cut hair, and it was his right
as natural father and custo-
dian, to make decisions in
such matters.
Road Courtesy and the
Law: Menahem Levi stopped
his car at a full stop sign. A
driver on the intersecting
street waived his right of way
and politely indicated to Levi
that he could proceed. The
latter was arrested, and the
local traffic court found him
guilty of violating the regula-
tion requiring yielding right
of way at a stop sign. On ap-
peal, however, the district
court quashed the decision of
the lower court on the
grounds that in this instance
road courtesy took priority.
The appellant was
exonerated.
Chutzpa, the Judge Said:.
Gabi Attias, 24, walked into
a men's wear store in Sderot
with a pair of jeans, size 37,
and asked that they be ex-
changed for a 41, claiming he
had bought the garment
there. As a matter of fact, the
whole stock of that brand of
trousers had been stolen a
month earlier. After in-
vestigation, the young man
admitted that he had stolen
the jeans — from a store in Tel
Aviv.

Safe Keeping: A band of
four robbers burst into a hotel
in Netanya, but after diligent
efforts failed to open the hotel
safe. They made off' only with
a small box which contained
about a thousand shekels and
— unbenownst to them — the
keys to the safe.
Willing to Compromise: A
new immigrant from Sweden
complained in Tel Aviv
District Court that his best
friend had made off with
45,000 shekels, and his wife.
He asked the court to order
the money returned. As for
his wife, he was willing to
give her up.
A Biting Remark: Defen-
ding two young men who had
been accused of felonious
assault, biting and other
crimes, attorney Zvi Lidsky
infuriated the witness for the
prosecution by his manner of
questioning. When he in-
quired sarcastically how the
defendants could possibly
have bitten, the witness lean-
ed forward and sunk his teeth
into the lawyyer's back, by
way of demonstrating. Lidsky
obtained a medical certificate
attesting to teeth marks in
his back, and prepared to
prefer charges against the
witness.
Corn Flakes in Court:
Alexander Jacobs and Co.,
importers of Kellogg's Corn
Flakes, has filed complaint in
the Tel Aviv District Court
against the Ashdod customs
collectors on the grounds that
duties were leveled on the
corn flakes they had im-
ported, not on the basis of nor-
mal charges for food, but on
the basis of much higher
taxes on confections. The pro-
ducts in question were Cocoa
Pops and Crunchy Nut. The
court must decide if these are
food or candy.
Still the People of the
Book: During court delibera-
tions, a defendant picked up
a heavy law book and threw
it at Judge Victoria
Ostrowsky-Cohen, hitting her
on the head.
A Closed Shop: Chaim
Weil and Arnon Degani, in-
carcerated in Ma'asiyahu jail,
sought a court order to the
prison authorities to permit
them to organize a trade
union for the purpose of pro-
tecting the rights of the
prisoners and improving their
social and working condi-
tions. The High Court of
Justice ordered the police and
prison administration to show
cause why it should not be
done. They did. It was not
done.