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Sunday, March 9, 2025
Universities threaten to strike if government fires AG: ‘Unprecedented danger to rule of law’
The presidents of Israel’s eight research universities send a letter warning they will go on strike if the government fires the attorney general, saying the move is an unprecedented danger to the rule of law in Israel.
“We warn of the unprecedented danger to the rule of law if the attorney general is fired,” the letter says.
“In Israel’s democracy, the attorney general is the most important guardian against potential harm by the government against the rights of the citizens and individual residents in the country,” they write.
The letter comes after Justice Minister Yariv Levin began the process of removing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara from her post last week, accusing her of having politicized her office and repeatedly thwarting the will of the government.
The Times of Israel Community.