Overview

• The Israeli Cabinet voted unanimously on August 4 to dismiss Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara using the newly established five-minister panel process.
• The Supreme Court issued an injunction preventing the dismissal from taking effect until it reviews appeals filed by Yesh Atid and the Movement for Quality Government.
• Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who proposed the firing, argued that Baharav-Miara’s alleged lack of cooperation justified her removal and insisted the move was unrelated to Netanyahu’s corruption trial.
• Baharav-Miara has been prosecuting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges and investigating his advisers over alleged Qatar connections.
• Critics warn that sidelining the attorney general through a political mechanism threatens judicial independence and risks triggering a constitutional crisis.