decided not to charge Ariel Sharon himself and his other son, Gilad. Mazuz adopted a hardline legal approach towards demonstrators opposing the evacuation of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip during the Israeli disengagement from Gaza. While stating that measures will be taken against violent demonstrators, and that detained protestors would not be given a collective pardon, he also forbade a demonstration in the town of Sderot. After the successful and relatively peaceful completion of the disengagement, Mazuz said that it was freedom of demonstration which prevented the operation from escalating into a violent one. Mazuz faced harsh criticism following his decision, given in January 2005, according to which Israeli Arabs are allowed to buy lands owned by the Jewish National Fund. Some have accused Mazuz of incompliance with Israel's image as a Jewish state. Mazuz has come under criticism from settler groups for allowing Israeli police to employ violence against demonstrators in the evacuation of the settlement of Amona. On November 10, 2014, Mazuz was sworn in as a justice on Israel's Supreme Court. On December 7, 2020, Mazuz decided to resign as a justice on Israel's Supreme Court effective April 2021, citing personal reasons. Mazuz was not expected to retire until 2025. A resident of Jerusalem, he is married with two children. References 1955 births Living people Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent Israeli jurists Israeli civil servants Attorneys General of Israel Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni People from Djerba Tunisian emigrants to Israel Judges of the Supreme Court of Israel People from Southern District (Israel)