Government doesn’t want you, justice minister tells attorney general

Justice Minister Yariv Levin tells Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara she should resign and not try to “force herself” on a government that has no confidence in her, following a cabinet vote to dismiss her from office.

“It would be appropriate for you to refrain from an attempt, which will not succeed, to force yourself on a government that has no confidence in you and which cannot effectively cooperate with you,” Levin tells Baharav-Miara in a letter, saying the unanimous vote to fire her should underline this state of affairs.

“This is how anyone who puts the good of the country and the management of its affairs before their personal interests, and who respects the elected government and proper and democratic governance,” he adds.

Immediately following the decision to fire the attorney general, the High Court of Justice issued a temporary order freezing implementation of Baharav-Miara’s dismissal, ordering the government not to change its working relationship with her, and asserting that the legally binding nature of the attorney general’s instructions to the government remains in place until it issues further instructions.