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Jacob Neeman

Israeli politician (1939–2017)

Yaakov Israel Neeman (Hebrew: יעקב ישראל נאמן; 16 September 1939 – 1 January 2017) was an Israeli lawyer who served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance, although he was never a member of the Knesset.²

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Born Sep 16, 1939, died Jan 1, 2017.¹

Companies

Herzog, Fox & Ne'emanFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedHebrew University of Jerusalem³
Date not recordedNew York University School of Law³

Career

Occupation: lawyer, legal scholar, jurist, advocate, university teacher, politician.⁷

2009 to 2013Justice Minister of Israel⁶
1997 to 1998Minister of Finance⁶
1996Justice Minister of Israel⁶
Date not recordedWorked at Bar-Ilan University⁴
Date not recordedFounded Herzog, Fox & Ne'eman⁵

Personal life

BornSep 16, 1939, Tel Aviv⁸
DiedJan 1, 2017, Jerusalem⁹
CitizenshipIsrael¹⁰
ResidenceTalbiya¹¹

Politics

On 8 December 2009, while serving as the Minister of Justice, Ne'eman was reported as saying that he believed that Halakha should gradually be made binding law in Israel, with the ultimate goal of making Israel a Halakhic state. But he later denied this, emphasizing that "the Knesset is the legislator in Israel, and the interpretation of its laws is determined by the [civil] courts." He said that he advocated the use of religious courts only in an auxiliary role, to "resolve financial disputes in accordance with the principles of Jewish law. The court system in Israel is backed up, and therefore, cases should be transferred to an alternative system."