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| | "High-Stakes Drama in Israel Pits Top Cop Against Attorney General - Forward.com" |
 | | To his detractors, Mizrahi is an overzealous, politically motivated cop who will stop at nothing to convict, if not frame, dedicated and hard-working politicians — especially if they come from the wrong side, meaning the right side, of the political map. |
 | | It is no coincidence, critics say, that the very Mizrahi now trying to build a case against Sharon was found in 1999 to be illegally eavesdropping on the private conversations of then-aspiring politician Avigdor Lieberman, now minister of transportation and leader of the right-wing Ihud Leumi party. |
 | | The Rubinstein report was thus seen as a vindication of persistent suspicions harbored on the right for years, against Mizrahi in particular and against the police and Justice Ministry in general. |
| www.forward.com /articles/6996 (1357 words) |
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