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Israel’s justice minister moves to oust attorney general amid allegations of political bias, opposition decries move

Yariv Levin, Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister, has started proceedings to dismiss Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, alleging she is undermining government policies and destabilizing the rule of law.
Opposition leaders condemned Levin's move as unconstitutional, stating it risks further destabilizing Israel amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Legal experts warned that Levin's actions could polarize institutions further during a national crisis and indicated it may lead to a Supreme Court decision.
Several politicians criticized the dismissal attempt as an attack on democracy, with Yair Lapid and others calling it anti-democratic.

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De Telegraaf

Trial of Jew hunters appears to be turning into a farce

The hounding and assault of Israeli football fans in Amsterdam was world news last November. The Netherlands is now in danger of missing the mark in the prosecution of the suspects.

3 days ago·Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Spiegel

Israel: Minister of Justice urges dismissal of critical general prosecutor

She warns that Benjamin Netanyahu exploits Israel's democracy. Now the government is trying to get rid of the general prosecutor. The opposition leader branded the advance as "criminal".

4 days ago·Germany

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Jewish Insider

Judicial reform protesters threaten return after Israeli minister moves to sack AG

Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin moved on Wednesday toward removing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara from office after two years of tensions between the government and its chief legal advisor. The decision, which Levin announced in an 85-page document released on Wednesday, sparked outrage in the opposition and threats from key figures from 2023s judicial reform protests that the country will burn if Levin goes through with it. The primar…

4 days ago

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Financial Times

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government seeks to remove Israel’s attorney-general

Move to target Gali Baharav-Miara set to deepen long-running crisis over democratic norms and rule of law

5 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Jewish Press

Justice Minister Levin Launches Move to Oust AG Baharav Miara

“The current Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, has established a ‘democracy of plunder’ in Israel."

5 days ago

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WIN

'Ugly, politicized power' - Coalition moves to oust Attorney General

“The attorney general unlawfully turned herself into a veto power of the legislative branch against dozens of bills ministers have sought to advance,” wrote Justice Minister Yariv Levin. By World Israel News Staff Justice Minister Yariv Levin filed a motion on Wednesday to begin the process of dismissing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, after months of tensions between the coalition and its advisory lawyer. Levin initiated the lengthy bureau…

5 days ago·Israel

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