Israel's A-G Is Working to 'Bring About Downfall' of Government, FM Says

Israel's A-G is working to 'bring about downfall' of government, FM says

Sa’ar claimed that a “senior” official in the justice ministry had told him that Baharav-Miara had decided to “go all the way” in her opposition to the government.

Madrid. Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara yesterday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of using the war in Gaza as a distraction to push legislation that undermines democracy, especially the independence of the judiciary.

AG: Israel's system of government is 'rapidly changing,' significantly weakening democracy

The AG Said That She Would Not Allow Free Media in Israel to Be Harmed, Warning Against Harming the Judicial System's Independence. 'My Job Is to Uphold the Law, but the Government Is Asking for Obedience While Distorting the Concept of Cooperation'

Gali Baharav Miara, Israel's attorney general, accused the Israeli Prime Minister-led government of using the war in the Palestinian enclave as a distraction to push legislation that undermines democracy, primarily judicial independence.

At the Eilat Bar Association conference, the president warned against attacks on the independence of the judicial system and called on the Minister of Justice to convene the committee to select judges: "There is no justification for the paralysis of the committee and the erosion of the system. The harm is first and foremost to the Israeli public." The attorney general: "The head of the Shin Bet should be loyal to the public"