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Monday, December 23, 2024
Opposition parties slam ‘reckless’ government plan to fire A-G
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
The opposition Yesh Atid party slams the coalition over reports that its leaders agreed to move forward with ousting Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.
“The evening three heroes fell in Gaza was also the evening the coalition celebrated the promotion of the dismissal of the attorney general,” the party says in a statement.
“There is a painful disconnect between those who give their lives for the country and those who take everything from it.”
Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman also criticizes the government, tweeting that, rather than working to return the hostages held in Gaza or draft ultra-Orthodox Israelis to the military, it is taking the “reckless” action of firing the attorney general.
“A government that abandons its soldiers and citizens and prioritizes preserving the coalition over our security is unfit to lead the State of Israel,” Liberman argues.
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