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Gideon Hausner

  • גדעון האוזנר
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Hausner, Gideon
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Date of birth
1915-09-26
Place of birth
Ukraine
Date of death
1990-11-15
Place of death
Israel

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Gideon Max Hausner (Hebrew: גדעון מקס האוזנר‎, 26 September 1915 – 15 November 1990) was an Israeli jurist and politician. Between 1960 and 1963, he served as Attorney General and was later elected to the Knesset and served in the cabinet. Hausner is most widely known for heading the team of prosecutors at the war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961.

Hausner is generally credited with exposing the Holocaust to the world in bold cross-examinations of Eichmann, but was criticized for showmanship. His judicial skill also set the precedent that the defense "I was only following orders" is not valid if such orders are wholly criminal and illegal. The prosecution succeeded in proving Eichmann's guilt, and Eichmann was found guilty on all charges, including crimes against humanity and crimes against the Jewish people. He was sentenced to death.

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Israeli jurist and politician.

Last modified: 2020-11-05 (revision #39981)

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Goodreads Author ID
433548
ISNI
0000 0000 8183 4517
LibraryThing Author
hausnergideon
OpenLibrary Author ID
OL170220A
VIAF
115010625
Wikidata ID
Q1391626

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