Yariv Levin

The petitions to the court on the matter came from elements that asserted that his actions violated court orders that froze the decision to fire her.

Last week, Baharav-Miara and staff from the office arrived at the office to find the locks changed. Levin only later confirmed that he was behind the instruction, confirming previous reports.

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Supreme Court Deputy Chief Justice Sohlberg issued a temporary order against the A-G's firing on Monday, blocking it from advancing until the court can review the decision.

The Movement for the Quality of Government has demanded an immediate investigation after staff found themselves locked out of their offices on Monday morning.

The decision still has to pass a judicial review, so Baharav-Miara has not officially been ousted from her role.

The government is slated today to push through a final vote to dismiss Baharav-Miara. What will likely happen next is that the High Court of Justice will provide a judicial review of the decision.

The fact that the ministries were given to just Levin and Katz indicated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to “safeguard” them for the eventual possibility of Shas’s return.

Baharav-Miara called the hearing for her dismissal a “sham” with a “predetermined outcome” and said her presence would only lend legitimacy to a process that violates decades of legal precedent.

The proposal will now head to the Knesset for preliminary voting, but is unlikely to proceed prior to the approximately three-month summer recess set to begin on July 27.

The comments come at the pinnacle of the tensions between the judiciary and the rest of the government.