Israel’s High Court of Justice gave Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 30 days to explain his appointment of Likud member Tzachi Hanegbi as public security minister. Responding to a petition filed by the Movement for Quality Government, the court on Monday asked Sharon to explain the appointment, given the fact that Hanegbi faces a number of conflict of interest charges and there are police recommendations to press charges against him.
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