Eliyahu Winograd

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Eliyahu Winograd (Hebrew: אליהו וינוגרד) (b. 1926) is a former Israeli acting Supreme Court judge and former president of the Tel Aviv District Court. As of September 11, 2006, he chairs the Winograd Commission to investigate the failures experienced by Israel during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.

Winograd holds a PhD in Law from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was appointed as a judge in 1972 and was eventually appointed president of the Tel Aviv District Court. He also served for a brief time as acting Supreme Court judge. In 1996, he retired and became active as an arbitrator and Mediator, engaged in municipal law, and chaired numerous public commissions.

1 Commissions
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[edit] Commissions

Bellow are commissions or probes chaired by Eliyahu Winograd.

[edit] University students tuition fees

Chaired the Public Commission to evaluate the tuition fees of university students — the commission recommended that tuition fees be gradually reduced by fifty percent, recommendations which the government has thus far failed to implement.

[edit] Pension Funds Agreement

Chaired the Public Commission dealing with the Pension Funds Agreement — later resigned due to other pending tasks; was thanked by the Finance Minister for his professionalism and contribution for the plan to save the Pension Funds.

[edit] Air Force cable accident

Chaired the Inquiry Commission to investigate the Air Force cable accident and rescue — the commission submitted its findings to then-Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai

[edit] Rank of Aluf Yitzhak Mordechai

Chaired of the Public Commission dealing with the military rank of Aluf (ret.) Yitzhak Mordechai — the commission decided that Mordechai will retain his rank despite having been convicted of sexual misconduct.

[edit] Status of Ron Arad

Chaired the Public Commission to examine the chain of events and available information on kidnapped IDF soldier Ron Arad — the commission concluded that there is no reason to change the assumption that Arad remains alive.

[edit] Ethiopian blood donations

Deputy chaired the Commission to examine blood donations among the Ethiopian community — the commission instructed Magen David Adom to cease destroying the blood donations of Ethiopian Jews.