Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi

Editor's Notes: Sde Teiman case is over, but the problem of Israel's insular legal culture isn't

It's time not only to demand discipline. Investigate real abuse, but also demand seriousness from the people who run the legal system. Demand an end to leaks, vanity, and internal cover.

The Sde Teiman case is over. The lesson should not be. A man adjusts his kippah as right-wing Israelis demonstrate next to the Sde Teman military base near Beersheba, against the detention for questioning of military reservists who were suspected of abuse of a detainee following the October 7 attack
 Demonstrates protest against the detention of Israeli reserve soldiers suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist, at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, July 29, 2024.

Israel's political Right celebrates Sde Teiman case dismissal as rights groups condemn it

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

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

‘WHY HAS Israel left the legal playing field primarily to its critics?’ the writer asks. Here, the International Court of Justice bench sits empty ahead of the case on Israel’s humanitarian obligations to Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands in April.

Why Israel has suppressed its legal narrative on the war for two years - exclusive


Katz appoints Itay Ophir as new IDF chief lawyer amid Sde Teiman scandal

Ophir has no experience in criminal law, but Katz said that having an outsider is critical, considering that numerous IDF legal officials have ties to the Sde Teiman scandal.

Attorney Itay Ophir

What the Sde Teiman affair reveals about Israel’s crisis of accountability - opinion

One of the issues of the military advocate-general affair is that we are unable or refuse to agree on what the scandal is all about.

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara (L), former IDF chief lawyer Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, and Justice Minister Yariv Levin against a backdrop of IDF Sde Teiman military base.

The MAG affair: When legal power becomes a threat to democracy - opinion

What makes the actions of the military advocate-general and her officers so serious is their use of criminal mechanisms to interfere in and manipulate public discourse.

FORMER IDF advocate-general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released to house arrest, outside the Neve Tirtza Women’s Prison in Ramle, on Friday. The liberal camp must resist the urge to attempt to downplay the severity of her actions, the writer argues.

High Court to quickly resolve A-G, Levin dispute over who will probe former IDF chief lawyer

Levin has led the charge to fire Baharav-Miara for much of this year, only to be stopped by the High Court.

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara (L), former IDF chief lawyer Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, and Justice Minister Yariv Levin against a backdrop of IDF Sde Teiman military base.

Former IDF top lawyer Tomer-Yerushalmi rushed to hospital after release to house arrest

"She tried to commit suicide; her life is not rosy," Police Commissioner Daniel Levy said. • N12 News reported that Tomer-Yerushalmi tried to swallow around 20 sleeping pills.

THEN-MILITARY advocate-general Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi attends a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman last year. Tomer-Yerushalmi and her entire office covered up their own crimes, the writer charges.

My Word: Military law and disorder in Israel - opinion

Tomer-Yerushalmi admitted in August 2024 that she approved the leaking of a video that supported the charges in the "Sde Teiman Affair." Netanyahu referred to it as a "public relations attack."

 IDF MILITARY Advocate-General Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi is the Israeli military’s chief lawyer and has the task of defending Israelis from accusations of war crimes.

Scandals in Israel’s military, politics, and judiciary raise the question: Are we sick? - opinion

Scandal has rocked the nation this week as corruption and nepotism reveal cracks in the system and further turmoil and division in Israeli society.

FAMILY AND friends of Col. Asaf Hamami during his funeral in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday, behind a flag bearing his likeness.

Phone found at Tel Aviv beach 'definitely' belongs to ex-MAG, police source says

Earlier on Friday morning, Tomer-Yerushalmi was released to 10 days of house arrest and forbidden from contacting others involved in the Sde Teiman case.

MK Yitzhak Kreuzer responds to claim that ex-military advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi's phone was found at Hof HaTzuk Beach in Tel Aviv on November 7, 2025.

Editor's Notes: Our legal system is messed up, but I won't give up - comment

We will fix what is broken. We will hold wrongdoers to account. We will preserve what is worthy.

FAMILY OF former military advocate-general Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi at the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s court.

Israel Katz, IDF chief launch hard-hitting campaign to block drones smuggling weapons from Egypt

The IDF chief stated that the drone threat is "not merely a criminal threat but a security threat with terror potential."

Drone being remotely controlled