Gideon Hausner

Politician

1915 – 1990

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Who was Gideon Hausner?

Gideon Hausner 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. 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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Born
Sep 26, 1915
Lviv
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Ethnicity
  • Poles
Nationality
  • Poland
Profession
Died
Nov 15, 1990
Jerusalem

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on July 23, 2013

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