Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara is in a “criminal conflict of interest” with Channel 13 reporter Aviad Glickman, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir accused in a post on X/Twitter on Friday.
“I have demanded that she disclose her meetings with him and cease all involvement in his case, exactly as she demanded from the prime minister regarding General Zini,” Ben-Gvir wrote.
Glickman was initially summoned for investigation by the Israel Police after allegedly pushing an associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara Netanyahu.
Channel 13 sent a letter to Baharav-Miara demanding that the investigation be canceled on the grounds that it would violate the freedom of the press, arguing that the incident occurred while Glickman was fulfilling his role as a legal reporter.
The investigation has been postponed
After initial pushback from the police, who argued that assault could never be considered part of a journalist’s role, the investigation was ultimately delayed until a joint conversation could be held between Baharav-Miara and police officials.
Sources within the police added that they believed this to be "an attempt to exert improper political pressure," N12 reported, though Baharav-Miara insisted in a statement, “This is required due to the procedural caution necessary when investigating journalists regarding their work and to prevent concerns about harming the journalistic space."