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Rothman kicks deputy attorney-general out of Knesset panel debating contentious A-G split bill

The removal incident took place during a debate on the bill, in which five of the attorney general's deputies made a rare joint appearance to present their opposition.

Deputy Attorney-General Gil Limon in the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
MK Tally Gotliv and and MK Ofir Katz attend a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 8, 2026.

Knesset debates immunity for MK Tally Gotliv amid Iran missile crisis

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche responds to US Rep. Madeleine Dean's (D-PA) question during his testimony before a House Appropriations Commerce, oversight hearing on the Department of Justice, on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, US, June 2, 2026.

Trump plans to nominate Todd Blanche as permanent US attorney-general

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

Knesset passes first reading of controversial bill to split attorney-general's role - explainer


Full Supreme Court to hear challenge to Judicial Selection Committee law

Israel’s Supreme Court escalates its review of the Judicial Selection overhaul, assigning the case to all 11 justices and delaying hearings to June.

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.

Israel's self-declared gatekeepers should be locked out or locked up - opinion

Yair Golan’s rhetoric and Gali Baharav-Miara’s influence show how gatekeepers now shape the political arena as much as those they claim to restrain.

YAIR GOLAN, chairman of The Democrats Party, appears before his MKs at a parliamentary faction meeting in the Knesset last month. In Israel, hypocritical behavior is fairly standard, the writer argues.

Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz submits resignation letter, government sources say

Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz resigns, with his departure under review by the Senate amid rising security concerns and political scrutiny.

The contry’s attorney general, Alejandro Gertz Manero, during a press conference where authorities announced the detention of 14 people suspected of involvement in the illicit fuel trade, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 7, 2025.

WATCH: Sde Teiman video leak investigation: High Court hearing to open this morning in J’lem

The High Court will examine who leads the Sde Teiman video leak investigation and whether Justice Minister Yariv Levin lawfully appointed retired judge Josefh Ben-Hamo.

IDF officers from Force 100, involved in the Sde Teiman scandal, appear at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, November 11, 2025

Former acting civil service commissioner files complaint against A-G, claims misconduct

Kahlon's complaint alleges improper conduct surrounding an investigation into him.

Attorney Roi Kahlon, acting civil service commissioner visit Bedouin town of Rahat, southern Israel, during a police operation, May 7, 2025.

‘Stage two’ of Karhi’s controversial broadcasting bill proposes radio reform

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi launches "stage two" of his media overhaul with a plan to reshape Israel’s radio market, despite legal warnings and mounting opposition.

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi seen at a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on October 22, 2025

Former chief rabbi among three probed for bribery, extortion in rabbinical courts

During the investigation, Lahav 433 learned that the three officials used their positions within the rabbinical court system to blackmail a fourth official into advancing their personal interests. 

Headquarters of Lahav 433 – The National Crime Unit in Lod, pictured August 6, 2025.

Army Radio commander to fight Katz's closure of IDF station before High Court

Reactions to Katz's decision vary from A-G Baharav-Miara's concerns over "political interference in public broadcasting," to the Israel Press Council calling it “illegitimate and illegal”.

Israeli journalist Tal Lev Ram attends a conference on the Israeli army station "Galei Tzahal", in Tel Aviv on September 30, 2025.

High Court to deliberate who will lead Tomer-Yerushalmi, Sde Teiman leaked video probe

The conservative bench, comprising Judges Yael Wilner, Alex Stein, and Gila Kanfi-Steinitz, will determine who should supervise and accompany the sensitive investigation. 

Former IDF Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released to house arrest outside the Neve Tirtza Women’s Prison in Ramla, November 7, 2025.

High Court to quickly resolve A-G, Levin dispute over who will probe former IDF chief lawyer

Levin has led the charge to fire Baharav-Miara for much of this year, only to be stopped by the High Court.

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara (L), former IDF chief lawyer Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, and Justice Minister Yariv Levin against a backdrop of IDF Sde Teiman military base.