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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

Attorney General's Office

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)
November 18, 2024, 7:44 pm
Ben Gvir accuses embattled AG of running fishing expedition against him
Gali Baharav-Miara dismisses far-right police minister’s claim she ordered a subordinate to ‘investigate and find something’ to charge him with
By Sam Sokol
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara arrives at a Jerusalem Day conference at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, June 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 17, 2024, 9:25 pm
Cabinet okays forced retirement for government legal advisers, ignoring AG criticism
Ministers reportedly accuse advisers of acting like ‘gangsters,’ waging ‘war on the government’; attorney general says move is aimed at removing ‘gatekeepers’
By Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting supreme court president Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
November 17, 2024, 7:45 pm
Ministers rage at ‘anarchist’ AG, with one implying she’s trying to ‘kill’ Netanyahu
After flares fired at PM’s home, his allies accuse Baharav-Miara of inaction against anti-government violence; Karhi is slammed for invoking Jewish saying about attempted murder
By Jeremy Sharon, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)
November 15, 2024, 7:31 pm
‘It’s either her or me’: Ben Gvir signals he’ll demand firing of attorney general
Gali Baharav-Miara told PM on Thursday to consider firing the far-right national security minister for violating court rulings and repeatedly intervening in internal police matters
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 1, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
November 12, 2024, 2:34 pm
Getting rid of these troublesome officials: Can Netanyahu fire AG, IDF chief, Shin Bet head?
PM denies plans to boot IDF and Shin Bet chiefs, though doing so would be fairly simple; government is in open conflict with AG Baharav-Miara, but ousting her would be more complex
By Jeremy Sharon
Police legal adviser Elazar Kahana at an Independence Day ceremony at police headquarters in Jerusalem May 9, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 7, 2024, 11:25 pm
Police chief backs down on firing top legal adviser after AG says process illegal
Daniel Levy now says move was part of broader round of planned appointments for assistant commissioners which were all halted
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara addresses the Israel Bar Association's annual conference in Eilat, May 27, 2024. (Courtesy: Israel Bar Association)
October 16, 2024, 4:08 pm
State funding for daycares of draft-dodging yeshiva students ‘illegal’ — AG
Baharav-Miara submits High Court petition after ultra-Orthodox appeal for delay; Smotrich slams Haredi leaders for dismissing importance of IDF service; UTJ threatens to bolt coalition
By Jeremy Sharon, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi speaks during a plenum session in the Knesset, July 3, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 15, 2024, 3:36 pm
High Court issues sharp ruling against attorney general over TV regulator job
Justices say they could find no basis for AG’s decision not to allow Communications Minister Karhi independent counsel in Second Authority case
By Jeremy Sharon
Election envelopes at the elections for Israel's new chief rabbis in Jerusalem, September 29, 2024. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
October 8, 2024, 6:00 pm
Following inconclusive vote, AG demands second round in chief rabbi election
Call for runoff comes after a single miscast ballot left rabbis Micha Halevi and Kalman Ber with 40 votes apiece in last Sunday’s Chief Rabbinical election
By Sam Sokol
Outgoing Acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman with incoming Acting Supreme Court President Isaac Amit (L) and Justice Noam Sohlberg (R) at a farewell ceremony for Vogelman at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)
October 1, 2024, 11:08 pm
Vogelman retires as Supreme Court president in shadow of severe judiciary-gov’t clash
Outgoing Supreme Court acting president laments justice minister’s efforts to weaken judiciary in parting speech, chastises him for refusing to appoint a new permanent president
By Jeremy Sharon
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on February 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, November 2, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
September 20, 2024, 12:55 am
AG tells Netanyahu she won’t defend his refusal to approve state inquiry into Oct. 7
Gali Baharav-Miara sends letter to PM saying government can enlist independent counsel to present its position against High Court petitions demanding commission’s formation
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (L) at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on September 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a farewell ceremony in honor of outgoing Police Chief Kobi Shabtai, at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 17, 2024, 1:31 pm
AG asks court to end government inquiry into allegations of police spyware abuse
Chief concern is that the commission is being used as a platform to discredit the handling of aspects of Netanyahu’s criminal investigation
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting. (Maayan Toaf / GPO, undated photo)
September 15, 2024, 7:17 pm
Ministers decry incitement after PM compared to Hitler, demand action from deputy AG
At fiery cabinet meeting, Likud’s David Amsalem says attorney general ‘should have been fired on the first day of the government, and if not then on the second’
By Sam Sokol
A large billboard depicting an image of Benjamin Netanyhau with the words 'You're the head, you're guilty' in Tel Aviv, February 14, 2024 (Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
September 12, 2024, 1:37 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 12: Day 342 – Can the PM stave off an ICC arrest warrant?
Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon reviews Netanyahu’s legal woes and justice minister’s latest battle; Arab affairs writer Gianluca Pacchiani discusses Egypt and Philadelphi Corridor
By ToI Staff
Israel Police officer Meir Suissa, right, prepares a stun grenade moments before he hurled it into a crowd of demonstrators during a mass protest in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2023. (Video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 6, 2024, 9:55 am
Court freezes promotion of indicted police officer, in blow to Ben Gvir
Judge says promotion of Meir Suissa, who threw stun grenade at protesters, breached police rules; Ben Gvir denounces terrible decisions, vows to keep backing ‘excellent officer’
By Jeremy Sharon
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