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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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Thursday, March 16, 2023
Ben Gvir calls to sack attorney general, urges fellow coalition chiefs to back move
Composite photo: Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben Gvir, left, during a faction meeting at the Knesset on November 21, 2022; Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara speaks at Tel Aviv University on September 28, 2022. (Flash90)
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.
