Report: Attorney general to be summoned before cabinet to defend record

Amid growing calls in the coalition for her termination, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara will reportedly be summoned to a hearing before the full cabinet to defend her record sometime in the coming weeks.

According to Haaretz, the hearing, which will not be part of an official impeachment proceeding, will be followed by a non-binding vote of no-confidence.

A growing number of coalition lawmakers and cabinet ministers have called to fire Baharav-Miara, due to their frustration with her refusal to defend various controversial and unprecedented measures the government seeks to advance, which she has determined would be unlawful.

Baharav-Miara is seen by opponents of the government as one of the last guardians of the rule of law in the face of coalition attempts to overhaul the justice system. Her firing could spark intense protests.

The report says that prior to the hearing, Baharav-Miara will be presented with a document summarizing the ministers’ complaints about her conduct.

The so-called evidence file contains complaints by various ministers who have alleged that she has sought to thwart government decisions, declined to represent the state before the High Court and intervened in the matter of professional appointments, Channel 12 reports.

Haaretz’s report comes on the heels of the last minute cancellation of yesterday’s meeting where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s senior coalition allies would have discussed firing Baharav-Miara.

After the meeting was called off, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir voted against the state budget, stating that he would not resume voting with the coalition until action is taken against the attorney general.