Gali Baharav-Miara

Government will ignore A-G, appoint new Shin Bet head, PM says

The government intends to appoint a new Shin Bet head despite A-G's directive based on a High Court ruling earlier.

 The High Court of Justice convenes in Jerusalem on April 8, 2025

High Court: Gov't must appoint the next civil service czar in competitive procedure

The ruling marked a significant development on an issue that pitted the government against the attorney-general, and is connected, according to critics, to its attempt to politicize public service.

Israel must enforce UNRWA ban laws more strictly, MKs demand

UNRWA’s six schools in east Jerusalem were shut down on May 8, after the Jerusalem Municipality on April 8 issued orders to all six school principals telling them to cease operations within 30 days.

IDF soldiers are seen operating in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 4, 2025

Forum Gvura calls on A-G to prosecute those who call for refusal to serve

“We are reaching out to you from a place of pain and of a sense of national duty,” wrote the forum, which said it represents 350 bereaved families. 

Knesset committee approves initial proposal to split A-G's role amid trial concerns

The approval pushes the judicial reform legislation right back to the spotlight.

Israel's Knesset discusses leak enforcement, freedom of press in committee

Throughout the session, numerous MKs were expelled from the discussions for outbursts and calling Committee Chair Simcha Rothman a "bully."

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, November 6, 2022

Bar vs. Bibi in a battle of narratives threatening to combust - analysis

As Israel’s war drags on, a dramatic face-off between Netanyahu and Ronen Bar deepens the divide over leadership, accountability, and the meaning of democracy.

By KEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE
22/04/2025

Chikli hails Shin Bet leaker as 'hero of Israel' as scandal erupts

According to Chikli, the official “revealed that, in the midst of war, the head of the Shin Bet was obsessively spying on a serving minister."

Shimon Shetreet: Israeli gov't wants to change judiciary to give prime minister 'total power'

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Eve Young, and Eliav Breuer

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