The government is expected to vote later today on the dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, following a hearing in which she will be given the opportunity to defend her conduct in office.
The hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, and a vote is likely to be held immediately afterwards.
Last month, 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 new committee was 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.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 4, 2025
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
