Netanyahu said to accuse AG of allowing threats against him to become ‘normalized’

Hebrew media reports say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a sharp attack against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara for “selective” enforcement of the law as ministers hold a meeting in which they are expected to vote on a motion dismissing her.

Netanyahu denounced what he describes as the “normalization” of threats of murder and lawbreaking during a discussion on incitement against the premier and the need to bolster security around him, according to Hebrew media reports.

“Incitement and threats of murder against the prime minister are being normalized, and the law is being enforced selectively,” he reportedly said, assigning blame to the attorney general for what he described as a “completely different” reality from that of the previous government.

An anti-government activist was arrested last month after allegedly plotting to assassinate Netanyahu, the latest in a series of Israelis to be nabbed in recent months for allegedly trying to kill the premier or inciting violence against him.

During the meeting, Netanyahu is said to have pointed to an “incited mob” of protesters who surrounded a Tel Aviv hair salon in March 2023 while his wife was inside as an example of threats he faces.

The meeting takes place as hundreds of demonstrators protest the expected firing of Baharav-Miara outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.