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


Knesset committee readies bill which would grant quasi-total immunity to MKs

The bill, proposed by Likud MK Tally Gotliv, allows for the lifting of criminal immunity granted to MKs with the approval of a 90-MK majority.

 Likud MK Tally Gotliv at the Knesset committee. January 28, 2025.

High Court rules Levin must convene Judicial Selection Committee Sunday

Earlier on Friday, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara penned a letter to Levin, calling on him to convene the committee. 

Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

Knesset passes 'symbolic' proposal to remove A-G, opposition storms out

The motion is identical to the one brought last week, which the opposition struck down after conducting a parliamentary maneuver.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

TLV District Attorney’s Office indicts lawyer for stealing over 2.1 million shekels

Attorney Kinneret Zelda Shamir Mesika allegedly received funds from buyers during a property transaction but kept the money for herself instead of transferring it to the seller. 

The law courts in Tel Aviv

Gov’t again defies A-G, aims to continue subsidies for draft-age haredim

Daycare subsidies are economic incentive for ultra-Orthodox men to continue yeshiva despite legal requirement to enlist.

 A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked traffic and the light rail  in Jerusalem demonstrating against a Haredi draft into the IDF. February 26, 2024.

Israel Police criticizes State Attorney after US files charges against Hamas leadership - KAN

According to a source at Lahav 433 cited in the report, such an indictment filed on Israel's part may cause damage to the evidence and a delay in presenting the results to the victims' families.

 Yahya Sinwar

Israel to stop subsidizing haredi children's daycare amid IDF draft efforts

The attorney-general's ruling will likely lead to a financial blow to thousands of haredi families just weeks before a new school year begins.

 A haredi man reads a newspaper in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood.

Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Attorney General exchange harsh accusations over Meir Suissa's promotion

National Security Minister Ben-Gvir disputes the Attorney General’s office over Superintendent Suissa’s promotion, amid legal challenges and contradictions.

 Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and Abshalom Peled at the time of his appointment as Commissioner

Israel arrests three Palestinians amid riots on Gaza border

Otzma Yehudit said it would discuss further steps by the party in response to Netanyahu's refusal to accept Ben-Gvir's demands.

Palestinians protest at night time near the border with Israel, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. September 2, 2021.

How will the fight over Israel Police phone hacking scandal play out? - analysis

The government’s decision to create a new commission of inquiry to check into the police’s alleged illegal hacking of citizens’ cellphones set up one of the most staggering battles to date.

 Cyberattack on a smartphone. Beware of downloading spyware (Illustrative).