Ben Gvir calls to sack attorney general, urges fellow coalition chiefs to back move

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir sends a letter to fellow coalition leaders calling to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, claiming that she’s “serving as the de facto opposition leader.”

Ben Gvir rails at Baharav-Miara for objecting to various measures put forward by the right-religious government, accusing her of “usually not even bothering to speak with ministers” beforehand and not behaving similarly during the previous government.

“I am aware of the legal difficulty in firing her, but the damage the attorney general is causing everyday she remains in her role is immeasurable,” charges Ben Gvir, who heads the far-right Otzma Yehudit party.