From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 4, 2025
Protesters gather outside PM’s office as cabinet votes on firing attorney general
Hundreds of demonstrators are protesting the government’s efforts to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.
The protest takes place as Netanyahu’s cabinet votes on a motion to fire Baharav-Miara.
Protesters decry the coalition’s drive to dismiss the official, whose legal opinions have frequently put her at odds with Netanyahu and his political allies.
Demonstrators wave Israeli flags, hold signs and posters with images of the hostages and slogans calling for an end to the ongoing war in Gaza and a comprehensive hostage deal.
The Democrats party chairman Yair Golan speaks to the crowd from atop a van at the front of the rally, decrying the government’s efforts to fire Baharav-Miara.
He laments that the cabinet meeting is underway “as our hostages are dying in the tunnels, as Israeli society is tearing itself apart.”
The cabinet “is not dealing with freeing the hostages, ending the war… it is not bothered with Israel’s safety,” he says. “The Israeli government in these difficult times is only busy with itself.”
Protesters chant “shame” and deride the current coalition as “criminal” on the street outside the government building.
The Times of Israel Community.