The Attorney General

High Court rules Justice Minister Yariv Levin must convene Judicial Selection Committee

The ruling was issued after the Minister of Justice refused to convene the committee for about a year and a half due to the lack of a broad consensus regarding the selection of candidates. 

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party), and MK Yulia Malinovsky hold joint press conference in Knesset ahead of upcoming vote on bill to publicly prosecute Oct. 7 terrorists, Sunday May 10, 2026.
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

A-G shoots down Levin's most recent attempt to get rid of Supreme Court Chief Justice Amit

Protesters gather in Jerusalem near the High Court of Justice. March 19, 2025.

High Court limits public attendance to trials after warning of ‘unprecedented disturbances'

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends a ceremony for outgoing Supreme Court judge Yosef Elron, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. September 18, 2025

Attorney-general: Netanyahu government trying to rig dismissal process


Expanded High Court bench to hear petitions against A-G's firing next month

The petitioners argue that this process circumvented all of the oversight mechanisms in place, and served to target the independence of the legal advisery, turning it political. 

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attending a committee meeting in the Knesset, April 27, 2025; illustrative.

The escalating political crisis between Baharav-Miara, Netanyahu - analysis

Baharav-Miara called the hearing for her dismissal a “sham” with a “predetermined outcome” and said her presence would only lend legitimacy to a process that violates decades of legal precedent.

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara attends the funeral of former Judge Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery in Tel Aviv, December 11, 2024.

A-G Baharav-Miara: Dismissal hearing part of 'political deal' aimed at ensuring gov't's survival

She warned that the hearing has devastating consequences for anyone who fills the role of attorney general in the future, as their hiring process will be subject to foreign and corrupt influences.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends a Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee meeting in April. She says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to advance the appointment of Maj.-Gen. David Zini as head of the Shin Bet is invalid and illegal.

High Court: Gov't to respond within five days to interim orders in case against A-G

The Movement for Quality Government in Israel has argued to the Supreme Court that the government is attempting to enact policies targeting Baharav-Miara.

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, in Jerusalem, last month. The attorney-general ‘hinders’ the prime minister from implementing policies as he wishes, the writer maintains.

Israeli gov't pushing through dismissal of A-G Gali Baharav-Miara

The move comes amid what Levin described as an "unprecedented crisis of trust" between the attorney-general and the government.

 Attorney-General Gali Baharav Miara attends the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem in February 2025.

Gov’t committee greenlights controversial media reform bill

The bill now heads to the Knesset plenum to begin its legislative process, which will likely take months.

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Attorneys defend A-G's role as gatekeeper of democracy amid vote of no confidence

The "challenging situation" in which the Jewish State has found itself has compelled the Attorney-General to effectuate her role as gatekeeper, the letter noted.  

 Newly appointed Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara seen during a welcome ceremony for her in Jerusalem on February 8, 2022.

Israelis protest in droves as gov't moves to dismiss attorney-general

Protests originally broke out last week after Netanyahu announced his intention to advance the firing of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar.

Israelis protest against Benjamin Netanyhahu's government in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025

NGO petitions high court to block Netanyahu’s move to fire Shin Bet chief

"The prime minister’s decision to bring Bar’s dismissal to a government vote constitutes a severe conflict of interest and a blatant violation of proper administrative conduct," the petition stated.

 Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security at a state memorial ceremony for victims of terror, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024, during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror.

A-G to Defense Minister: IDF recruitment goals are not being met

Baharav-Miara added that the government must act against individuals who evade draft. 

 Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attends the Knesset in Jerusalem. November 18, 2024.