Person
Zion Amir
Who is this
Zion Amir is an Israeli lawyer who works mainly in criminal law. Throughout his career, he has represented public figures accused of criminal offenses, including former President Moshe Katsav. He served as chairman of the National Disciplinary Court Presidency of the Israel Bar Association and was appointed head of the Advisory Committee on Refugee Affairs in 2016. In 2025, he represented the Israeli government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in petitions against the decision to dismiss the Shin Bet director.
In the news: Commented on former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit's testimony in Benjamin Netanyahu's trial, arguing that the findings could justify canceling the entire trial.
Summarized from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); “In the news” from the latest articles that mention this name · 2026-10-23 02:40 UTC
Weekly tone
0 positive · 8 neutral · 0 negative (net 0)
Weekly mentions
8 mentions by the outlets themselves
Polarity trend
Overall — (from −1 to +1)
2 articles · tone = how the article writes about this name (positive / neutral / negative); quoted tone = a speaker quoted in it
