Overview

• On August 4, the Israeli Cabinet voted unanimously to remove Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, marking the first governmental attempt to dismiss a sitting AG.
• The Supreme Court issued an immediate injunction preventing the firing from taking effect until it reviews the legality of the fast-track procedure.
• Baharav-Miara is prosecuting Prime Minister Netanyahu on corruption charges, leading critics to accuse the government of seeking to shield him.
• A June amendment empowered the justice minister and a five-member ministerial panel to bypass the traditional professional committee for AG dismissals.
• Opposition party Yesh Atid and the Movement for Quality Government filed petitions challenging the move, as the government readies a successor pending court approval.