Kastner trial

Attorney-General v. Gruenwald
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CourtJerusalem District Court
Full case name The Attorney-General of the Government of Israel v. Malchiel Gruenwald
Decided22 June 1955 (1955-06-22)
Case history
Appealed toSupreme Court of Israel
Court membership
Judge sittingJudge Benjamin Halevi

The Attorney-General of the Government of Israel v. Malchiel Gruenwald, commonly known as the Kastner trial, was a libel case in Jerusalem, Israel. Hearings were held from 1 January to October 1954 in the District Court of Jerusalem before Judge Benjamin Halevi (1910–1996), who published his decision on 22 June 1955.[1]