High-Court justice Mishael Heshin has accused the terror victim organization Almagor of political intentions in its petition to prevent Israel from releasing Arab prisoners. Almagor had told the court that the prisoners did not fit the conditions for release that the government had determined and that freeing them would endanger citizens.

Yehudit Shachor, whose son was murdered by Arab terrorists, said Justice Heshin told the petitioners, “Sharon was elected, not you.” The court rejected the petition and allowed the government to begin the release of 900 prisoners.