Kastner trial
| Attorney-General v. Gruenwald | |
|---|---|
| Court | Jerusalem District Court | 
| Full case name | The Attorney-General of the Government of Israel v. Malchiel Gruenwald | 
| Decided | 22 June 1955 | 
| Case history | |
| Appealed to | Supreme Court of Israel | 
| Court membership | |
| Judge sitting | Judge Benjamin Halevi | 
The Attorney-General of the Government of Israel v. Malchiel Gruenwald, commonly known as the Kastner trial, was a libel case in Jerusalem, Israel. Hearings were held from 1 January to October 1954 in the District Court of Jerusalem before Judge Benjamin Halevi (1910–1996), who published his decision on 22 June 1955.