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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 647

Attorney General's Office

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, and other ministers in the Knesset plenum during a vote on a law to overhaul Israel's judicial selection process, March 27, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 13, 2025, 7:15 pm
Ministers back bill letting new governments clean house from army chief to AG
Legislation allowing incoming political leaders to fire top officials at will would ‘lead to the complete politicization of the most senior positions,’ warns Attorney General’s Office
By Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
July 13, 2025, 1:24 pm
High Court gives government green light to convene new panel on firing attorney general
Justice rules that court cannot address matter before decision by relevant authorities; government implied it could ignore top court if it accepted petitions seeking to torpedo procedure
By Jeremy Sharon
Anti-government activist Shikma Bressler (R) and MK Tally Gotliv (C) arrive for a court hearing in Bressler's defamation lawsuit against Gotliv at the District Court in Lod, September 17, 2024. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
July 10, 2025, 3:11 pm
AG weighing indictment of Likud’s Gotliv for unmasking Shin Bet agent
Controversial MK revealed identity of protest leader’s partner as operative; Gotliv claims parliamentary immunity and vows not to attend hearing, making indictment almost inevitable
By Jeremy Sharon
Ultra-orthodox men clash with police during a protest against the military draft, outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, August 5, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 10, 2025, 3:17 am
Haredi party chiefs slam AG as enforcement against draft evaders slated to increase
Comparing PM to Winston Churchill, mouthpiece for ultra-Orthodox faction warns Netanyahu could lose power for not passing law exempting yeshiva students from mandatory army service
By Sam Sokol
Left: Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 11, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a conference at the University of Haifa, December 15, 2022. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
July 7, 2025, 6:51 pm
AG says government’s new method for firing her is ‘fundamentally illegal’
Baharav-Miara tells High Court any hearing on her dismissal by new ministerial committee would be a sham; Justice Minister Levin retorts: Israel ‘deserves impartial AG’
By Jeremy Sharon
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
July 6, 2025, 8:54 pm
Government panel backs bill stripping AG of authority over ministry legal advisers
‘If the bill is legislated, the ability of the attorney general to protect the rule of law will be diminished,’ warns Israel Democracy Institute researcher Guy Lurie
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting in the Knesset on April 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 2, 2025, 8:54 pm
Likud to advance bill stripping AG of authority over ministry legal advisers
Bill ‘could derail the coordinated work of the legal advisers to the government’ and curtail attorney general’s ability to protect the rule of law, warns Israel Democracy Institute
By Sam Sokol
Hadash-Ta'al MK Ayman Odeh, left, and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara seen in a composite image. (Flash90)
July 2, 2025, 6:58 pm
Hearings on ousting attorney general, top Arab MK both scheduled for July 14
Knesset to vote on expelling Hadash-Ta’al party head Ayman Odeh on the same day a ministerial panel discusses firing Gali Baharav-Miara before making recommendation to the cabinet
By Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon
L to R: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, February 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the District Court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, March 12, 2025. (Tomer Appelbaum/POOL); Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 12, 2025, 5:43 pm
PM appoints Shin Bet deputy as acting chief, AG signs off on one-month tenure
Prime Minister’s Office says appointment of Maj. Gen. David Zini as permanent Shin Bet chief to be pushed through, despite AG declaring nomination ‘invalid and unlawful’
By Jeremy Sharon
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 9, 2025, 5:25 pm
AG summoned to a hearing pending her dismissal; Regev warns court not to intervene
Summons follows cabinet resolution bypassing statutory firing process; ministers suggest government should disobey High Court should it try to block move
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin, right, and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attend a farewell ceremony for then-acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)
June 8, 2025, 9:45 pm
New plan for ousting AG: Legal battle gov’t aims to win, or election campaign cudgel?
Supreme Court will almost certainly block new process for firing the AG. Ministers are well aware of this, and of the benefit of another judicial battle to distract attention from Haredi draft-dodging
By Jeremy Sharon
Left: Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 11, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a conference at the University of Haifa, December 15, 2022. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
June 8, 2025, 5:04 pm
Government approves new method to fire AG, ignoring her warning that it’s illegal
Attorney General’s Office calls move to let ministerial panel approve her dismissal a ‘tectonic shift’ that will harm role’s independence, ‘remove oversight over governmental power’
By Jeremy Sharon
Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators clash with police during a protest against the drafting of Haredi youth near Bnei Brak, June 5, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
June 5, 2025, 11:14 pm
IDF to issue 54,000 conscription orders to Haredi yeshiva students in July
Military will also increase enforcement measures against Orthodox draft dodgers, including speeding up enforcement process and tightening travel bans
By Jeremy Sharon
Yehuda Cohen, director general of the Chief Rabbinate. (Chief Rabbinate)
May 27, 2025, 8:54 pm
PM taps Chief Rabbinate director general as acting Civil Service commissioner
Netanyahu asks attorney general for legal opinion on appointment within 24 hours, amid ongoing battle with judiciary over filling of position
By ToI Staff
Left: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at her welcome ceremony in Jerusalem on February 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 11, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 26, 2025, 11:20 pm
AG tells Netanyahu that choosing Zini to head Shin Bet ‘invalid and unlawful’
Gali Baharav Miara says PM must not be involved in any way in appointing new Shin Bet chief; ministers demand she be ousted, ‘brought to justice’
By Jeremy Sharon
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