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Government tells High Court draft arrests risk civil war, says case outcome 'known in advance'

“Israel needs haredi recruits, not haredi detainees,” the government said, arguing that arrests of yeshiva students could reverse a gradual increase in enlistment and risk civil war.

Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from the Gur (Hasidic dynasty) protest outside Military Prison near Kfar Yona, central Israel, against the jailing of seminary students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, July 20, 2026.
Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 9, 2026.

A-G asks High Court to freeze law separating police investigations unit from prosecution

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 8, 2026.

A-G asks High Court to strike down 'discriminatory' haredi draft enforcement freeze

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 29, 2026.

Netanyahu, Elovitch lawyers press A-G to decide whether to drop Case 4000 bribery charge


'Absolves Netanyahu of justice': A-G slams 'illegal' bill to freeze PM's criminal trial

The Sunday bill proposal to allow the Knesset to interfere in criminal proceedings against a prime minister or any sitting minister is “a dangerous opening," the legal advisory wrote.

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

Criticism of new Shin Bet chief David Zini is more about Netanyahu - analysis

Maj.-Gen. David Zini’s nomination as Shin Bet chief has sparked debate, with critics arguing concerns focus more on Netanyahu’s motives than Zini’s record.

 Maj.-Gen. (Res.) David Zini and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A-G Baharav-Miara warns broadcast law proposal by CM Shlomo Karhi 'endangers free press'

The proposal, raised on Sunday for the third time in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, includes a massive reform in the audio-visual broadcast market.

Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 31, 2025.

No. 31: Gali Baharav-Miara and Noam Sohlberg: Pillars of the Israeli justice system

Gali Baharav-Miara and Noam Sohlberg are two of the most prominent figures in the public fight for the continuity of an independent judiciary and the protection of the rule of law.

(L-R): Noam Sohlberg, Gali Baharav-Miara

Refusal to adhere to legal input ‘not a reform, but crushing of democracy," says attorney-general

Intense agreements between senior figures in Israel's judicial world brought the Supreme Court to this point.

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends a ceremony for outgoing Supreme Court judge Yosef Elron, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. September 18, 2025

30% of complaints filed about judges in 2024 were justified, report finds

The annual “Public Complaints Commission on State Representatives in the Courts” report, authored by judge Prof. Menachem Finkelstein, found half the total complaints concerned the prosecution.

An illustration of a court gavel with a complaints sign.

Netanyahu gov't willing to discuss A-G firing with High Court

Government tells High Court it will discuss A-G Gali Baharav-Miara’s dismissal under court outline if conditions on timing and attendance are met.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara; illustrative.

A-G to High Court: Ben-Gvir violating working terms, illegally harming police functionality

Attorney-General Baharav-Miara told the High Court that Ben-Gvir violated agreements limiting his powers, illegally interfering in Israel Police conduct.

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara.

Your Taxes: Why try the Israel Tax Authority's new tax amnesty?

Your taxes: As always, consult experienced tax and professional advisers in each country at an early stage in specific cases.

 Illustration of a sign leading to the Tax Authorities offices in Jerusalem.

High Court nixes Wednesday hearing on government's firing of A-G, upholds freeze on dismissal

Panel urges lawmakers to cancel decision, return to traditional model set by Shamgar Commission.

 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.