Gali Baharav-Miara

'You picked the wrong minister': Ben-Gvir threatens terrorists with execution in prison footage

The footage shows a meeting he held about a month ago with terrorists who, he claims, belonged to one of the cells that planned to assassinate him and harm members of his family.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confronts an imprisoned terrorist.
A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.

Israeli watchdogs demand state inquiry into flight security failures following flydubai attack

Gali Baharav-Miara.

Treasury to allocate NIS 40 million to institutions affected by war via two tracks

 MK Ofer Cassif attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on January 30, 2024

Election panel votes to bar Ofer Cassif from Knesset race, Supreme Court review set for next week


High Court orders Netanyahu to justify keeping Ben-Gvir as minister

At the heart of the matter are claims that Ben-Gvir violated a series of agreements laid out between him and Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on the limits of his involvement in police conduct. 

 A plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 19, 2025.

Israel's broadcasting law poses 'grave risk,' A-G says, urging High Court to hear petitions

In a preliminary High Court response, the attorney-general said the government bypassed legal safeguards in the Broadcasting Law and asked for early intervention to halt a rare governance breakdown.

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

Sde Teiman leak: Israel Police conclude investigation into IDF's ex-top attorney

Police Commissioner Daniel Levi has decided that the evidence from the investigation of the former military advocate-general (MAG) Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi won't be transferred to the Attorney General.

Former IDF Military Advocate-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released to house arrest outside the Neve Tirtza Women’s Prison in Ramle, November 7, 2025

A-G Baharav-Miara says gov’t is violating ruling on haredi conscription as enforcement plan stalls

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara's comments at the High Court of Justice came as the government has failed to adopt effective measures for the conscription of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students.

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

Likud Party accuses A-G, police of being 'deep state,' conducting 'illegal, targeted witch hunt'

The statement claimed that members of “the Israeli deep state and its operatives” are attempting to intimidate Likud ministers, Knesset members, and senior officials.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their vote during the elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, November 25, 2025

Gov’t boycott of Haaretz: A-G backs petitions, urges High Court to make order absolute

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara urges the High Court to block government actions against Haaretz, calling the measures unlawful and a threat to press freedom.

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara.

Shutdown of Army Radio is 'political move,' lawmakers warn panel ahead of High Court hearing

The move also drew swift criticism from Attorney General Baharav-Miara, who warned it could amount to an unlawful effort to undermine public broadcasting and freedom of expression.

An illustrative image of a reporter for Army Radio (Galei Tzahal) taken in 2019.

Israel's judicial reform legislation blitz will reach Supreme Court, chief justice warns

In a rare radio interview with KAN Reshet Bet marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Amit addressed the deepening constitutional crisis surrounding the government’s judicial reform agenda.

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 23, 2025

As High Court review nears, state defends decision to shutter Army Radio

The state said the decision to close Army Radio was made “with complete legal authority,” based on a “solid legal foundation,” and with the close involvement of legal advisers.

An Israeli soldier holds an Army Radio microphone in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025

Attorney-general: Proposed cabinet rule changes would enable unlawful government action

“The government is cancelling the restrictions that bind it so that it can act contrary to the law and legal norms,” Baharav-Miara said. “The proposal is unlawful.”

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in April. Israeli democracy is actually shockingly half-baked, the writer argues.