Looking ahead, we thought that it was true that attacks of the type described above would not come into space; They may amount to ethical violations of a lawyer's duties towards a fellow professional, but more seriously, they can cause unjustified harm to lawyers who do their best to perform faithful work.
The natural rivalry between the parties in such a charged criminal proceeding is understandable. Sometimes, there are even feelings that the other party acted in an unfair or dishonest manner.
Nevertheless, legal professionals must exercise restraint in making such accusations and adhere to the legal language and the pure legal argument.
Indeed, if we do not treat a person with respect to his fellow, we will live in a world in which "each man swallowed his neighbor alive" (Tractate Avot, chapter 3, mishna 2). We must be careful of this.
Granted today, 6 Nissan 5786, March 24, 2026, in the presence of the parties