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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Attorney general slams bill dividing her role as blow to rule of law, human rights
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Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara criticizes legislation that would split her role into three separate positions, arguing that it politicizes an independent position and constitutes a blow to the rule of law.
“They’re changing me from a public official beholden to the public interest into a lawyer for the government,” she says in a statement reported by Hebrew media. “Passing this proposed law will lead to a blow to the foundations of the government, the rule of law, the fight against corruption and human rights.”
A 37-page filing by one of Baharav-Miara’s deputies makes similar arguments.
The bill in question would split the current role of attorney general into three separate positions controlled by the government: a legal adviser to the government whose opinions would no longer be binding; a chief of the state prosecutor; and a solicitor general who would represent the government in court.
The bill follows an effort by the coalition to fire Baharav-Miara, who has declared key pieces of the government’s agenda illegal.
The Times of Israel Community.