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Attorney general warns government is using Knesset panels to meddle in ongoing criminal probes

Gali Baharav-Miara says parliamentary committees are being used to interfere in active investigations and intimidate officials, citing abusive discourse toward legal advisers and warning of harm to the rule of law

Tova Zimuky | 12.25.25

Levin slams top court, police after monitor in top IDF lawyer leak probe blocked again

Justice minister accuses High Court of shielding law enforcement and obstructing oversight of Tomer-Yerushalmi probe, after justices again rejected his pick to monitor case; Levin warns of deepening public distrust in judiciary

Tova Zimuky | 12.23.25

דיון בבג"ץ בעתירות לפיטורי ראש השב"כ רונן בר

Top court swamped by petitions in escalating government showdown

High Court of Justice weighs unprecedented wave of challenges to Knesset laws and government moves, deepening clash between branches of power

Netael Bandel | 12.23.25

High Court unanimously annuls government decision to dismiss attorney general

In a decision issued by a panel of seven justices, the court found that the government’s changes to the mechanism for removing the attorney general were unlawful

Netael Bandel | 12.14.25

עתירה בנוגע לבקשות לביקור אסירים ביטחוניים

High Court adjourns AG dismissal hearing in under two minutes after government boycott

Session on petitions against Gali Baharav-Miara’s ouster ends almost immediately after no representative appears for Justice Minister Yariv Levin, leaving a seven-justice panel facing an empty chair

Netael Bandel | 12.01.25

Despite High Court backing, Levin struggles to appoint investigator in ex-military prosecutor case

After court clears justice minister to appoint overseer in sensitive probe, strict criteria and political concerns leave ministry struggling to find a willing candidate; 'What matters is having someone investigate the investigators'

Tova Zimuky | 11.17.25

What the High Court ruling means for oversight of the military prosecutor probe

Explainer: Top court strikes down Yariv Levin’s nominee to oversee Sde Teiman leak probe but affirmed his right to appoint a replacement—setting strict conditions and marking a precedent in limiting the attorney general’s exclusive authority

Tova Zimuky, Netael Bandel | 11.16.25

Attorney general urges High Court to block judge’s appointment in Sde Teiman leak investigation

Gali Baharav-Miara sharply criticized Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s push for appointment, calling it an unprecedented attempt to interfere in an ongoing criminal process

Netael Bandel | 11.10.25

AG, police investigations chief skip Knesset hearing over 'conflict of interest' in IDF leak case

Gali Baharav-Miara told Knesset committee chair Simcha Rothman she will skip the hearing, warning it could obstruct the investigation; Rothman insisted she attend, but she replied the leak information surfaced only after probe began

Tova Zimuky | 11.05.25

Coalition sees opening to dismiss attorney general if she is questioned in Sde Teiman leak case

Coalition sees a chance to oust AG Baharav-Miara if she's questioned under caution in the Sde Teiman leak case; her opposition to appointing retired judge Asher Kula to lead the probe was just the beginning; Knesset panel chair demands she testify

Moran Azulay, Tova Zimuky | 11.04.25

Ben-Gvir: Top IDF lawyer's missing phone holds evidence against attorney general

National security minister says Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi’s lost phone could implicate Gali Baharav-Miara, as Smotrich accuses both of corruption and obstruction in Sde Teiman leak probe; ex-prosecutor’s detention extended amid widening investigation

Moran Azulay | 11.03.25

Knesset advances bill to split attorney general’s powers amid coalition deal with ultra-Orthodox parties

Preliminary vote to divide attorney general’s powers into three separate roles passes after political deal with ultra-Orthodox factions; Justice Minister Levin calls legal system 'corrupt to the core'

Amir Ettinger | 10.29.25

Ministers approve David Zini as next Shin Bet chief

Government confirm appointment despite legal petitions; AG sees no barrier as Zini signs conflict-of-interest pact amid concerns over Netanyahu ties and past pressure on agency heads

Itamar Eichner, Tova Zimuky | 09.30.25

Government signals willingness to reconsider attorney general’s dismissal

In late-night filing, government says it may reverse firing of Gali Baharav-Miara through Grunis Committee if it can convene without a former justice minister and complete its work in two weeks; officials blast court orders as undemocratic

Netael Bandel | 09.15.25

Top court orders government to justify bid to fire attorney general

High Court of Justice freezes bid to dismiss Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, urging ministers to return to formal search committee and give their response by Sept. 14, as Justice Minister Levin blasts ruling as 'absurd'

Netael Bandel | 09.01.25

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