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Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a welcome ceremony for her in Jerusalem on February 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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Attorney general rules against mediation that would resolve Netanyahu trial faster

Baharav-Miara tells premier’s defense team she opposes process that would have sought to settle criminal cases outside of the courtroom

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at Likud's Knesset faction meeting, May 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

PM tells Likud overhaul ‘not dead’; Gantz says any deal must preclude further bills

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

National Unity head indicates party could bolt judicial compromise talks if coalition snatches the 2 seats allocated to MKs on Judicial Selection Committee

Yesh Atid head MK Yair Lapid (left) and National Unity head MK Benny Gantz in the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 20, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Opposition infighting heats up over seat on judge selection panel

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a cabinet in Jerusalem on May 28, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Levin said to call for judges who ‘understand’ why Jews don’t want to live near Arabs

President Isaac Herzog hosts delegations from Likud, Yesh Atid and National Unity for judicial overhaul negotiations at his residence in Jerusalem, March 28, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Coalition said to propose freezing key parts of judicial overhaul for a year

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