Gali Baharav-Miara

The 'deep state' is not blocking Israel's leaders, they just refuse to govern - opinion

The so-called "deep state" is currently ruling Israeli politics, but it's little more than a farce excuse designed by Israel's leaders.

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025.
WITH PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu at his side at Ben-Gurion Airport, US President Donald Trump concludes his trip to Israel in October.

My Word: Trials and errors, and granting pardons - opinion

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.

High Court strikes down Levin’s appointment: Ben-Hamo will not lead Sde Teiman leak probe

 LEFT: Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara RIGHT: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

A-G Baharav-Miara tells Netanyahu that Ben-Gvir could be ousted over police interference


Baharav-Miara: Proposals to split A-G role would damage rule of law and democracy

A-G Gali Baharav-Miara warns that splitting her office would turn legal authorities into "private lawyers" and "harm the foundations of the regime, the rule of law, and human rights."

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

Israel's self-declared gatekeepers should be locked out or locked up - opinion

Yair Golan’s rhetoric and Gali Baharav-Miara’s influence show how gatekeepers now shape the political arena as much as those they claim to restrain.

YAIR GOLAN, chairman of The Democrats Party, appears before his MKs at a parliamentary faction meeting in the Knesset last month. In Israel, hypocritical behavior is fairly standard, the writer argues.

Knesset sets special panel to fast-track Karhi’s communications reform

 “And now the question is: what has changed? Why is the minister trying to bypass the committee with a comprehensive bill that reshapes the communications sector?”

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi debates in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, December 9, 2024

High Court limits public attendance to trials after warning of ‘unprecedented disturbances'

The seven-justice panel addressed the growing disruption inside courtrooms ahead of one of the most politically explosive cases of the year: the government’s push to remove A-G Gali Baharav-Miara.

Protesters gather in Jerusalem near the High Court of Justice. March 19, 2025.

High Court cancels hearing on firing of A-G Baharav-Miara after gov’t fails to send representatives

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit announced from the bench that the justices would issue their ruling based solely on the written material.

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara. Last week, the A-G and her office issued a sharply critical advisory opinion on a government decision to change the traditional firing process of the attorney-general, one of many back-and-forths Baharav-Miara has had with the government.

Israel's A-G calls to strike down 'severely harmful' gov't reform of judicial selection

Gali Baharav-Miara warned that the new law transforms judicial appointments into a "political selection mechanism" by granting political actors a clear majority on the committee.

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

New IDF chief lawyer Itay Offir sworn in, Israel Katz and Eyal Zamir attend closed ceremony

Katz, IDF chief duel over how Offir will do his job • Offir says he would uphold the law, wherever that would take him

Itai Offir is sworn in as IDF's new Military Advocate-General, November 27, 2025

WATCH: Sde Teiman video leak investigation: High Court hearing to open this morning in J’lem

The High Court will examine who leads the Sde Teiman video leak investigation and whether Justice Minister Yariv Levin lawfully appointed retired judge Josefh Ben-Hamo.

IDF officers from Force 100, involved in the Sde Teiman scandal, appear at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, November 11, 2025

A-G to Netanyahu: Gov’t must enforce draft repercussions against evaders post-High Court ruling

A-G Baharav-Miara informs Netanyahu that the government must implement criminal and economic sanctions against draft evaders within 45 days.

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with police outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, central Israel, April 28, 2025

A-G vs. Levin: High Court to rule on Ben-Hamo appointment for Sde Teiman probe

A-G demands the High Court cancel Ben-Hamo's appointment, arguing the minister's "temporary state position" maneuver is illegal.

 Attorney-General Gali Baharav Miara attends the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem in February 2025.

Levin petitions High Court to void interim order freezing Ben-Hamo’s appointment

Levin challenges High Court over its intervention in the Sde Teiman investigation, urging it to approve retired Judge Ben-Hamo's appointment and arguing the AG's initial involvement is compromised.

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.