Attorney general summoned to appear before cabinet Monday ahead of vote on firing

The government has summoned Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara to a hearing in front of the cabinet Monday where she will have an opportunity to defend her conduct in office before ministers vote on her dismissal.

The hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, and a vote could be held immediately afterwards.

Last week, a newly established ministerial committee recommended to the government that it fire the attorney general due to “substantive and ongoing differences of opinion between the government and the attorney general, preventing effective cooperation.” The committee was recently created by the government after it was unable to fire her using the established method for sacking an attorney general.

The High Court of Justice has ruled that any decision by the cabinet to fire Baharav-Miara will not take immediate effect, in order to allow the court to rule on petitions against the dismissal process, which several government watchdog groups argue was implemented unlawfully.

Even if the court keeps her in place after the cabinet votes to fire her, the government is still planning to boycott Baharav-Miara, including not inviting her to cabinet meetings and other key government forums, The Times of Israel has learned.