Gali Baharav-Miara

A-G warns haredi schools face funding cuts over core curriculum gaps

During the hearing, the justices sharply criticized the state. Justice Gila Canfy-Steinitz asked the state's representative: "Under what law or procedure were the funds transferred?"

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks with 'Jerusalem Post' Editor in Chief Zvika Klein, August 12, 2026.

The secret Smotrich kept from his wife: Israel was going to war with Iran - interview

 Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.

Chief prosecutor Amit Aisman cleared to oversee Sde Teiman leak investigation, High Court rules

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Netanyahu tells High Court there are no grounds to fire Ben-Gvir


Yair Golan isn’t democracy’s defender if he neglects its norms – opinion

The leader of the Democrats Party needs to show a willingness to include those who oppose him if he wishes to uphold his motto

hDemocrats Party chair Yair Golan speaks to the press in Tel Aviv in July 2026.

Central Elections Committee head Sohlberg stresses need for election integrity in meeting with A-G

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sharply criticized the attorney-general following the meeting, urging that she be removed from any involvement in election matters.

Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg meets with Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Sunday, August 2, 2026.

High Court appears poised to strike down law freezing haredi draft enforcement

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Friday asked the court to strike down the law, arguing that it retains the duty to enlist while removing the consequences for refusal.

The nine-member panel at the High Court of Justice looks on as the hearing opens in Jerusalem.

A-G asks High Court to freeze law separating police investigations unit from prosecution

The A-G warned that the law would create a “political prosecution unit” capable of intimidating police officers, investigators, prosecutors and journalists.

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 9, 2026.

A-G asks High Court to strike down 'discriminatory' haredi draft enforcement freeze

The law passed the Knesset on July 14. Justice Ofer Grosskopf froze it the following day and ordered the state and Knesset to explain why it should not be struck down.

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 8, 2026.

Knesset to High Court: Judicial-selection reform may justify professional trade-off

The Knesset told the High Court that lower professional standards among Supreme Court appointees could be justified by greater public trust and a more diverse judiciary.

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and ten Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing on petitions against the change to the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, June 21, 2026.

Netanyahu, Elovitch lawyers press A-G to decide whether to drop Case 4000 bribery charge

Netanyahu and the Elovitches asked the attorney-general to clarify whether prosecutors will drop the Case 4000 bribery charge, saying the uncertainty is hindering the defense's preparations.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 29, 2026.

Ben-Gvir demands Baharav-Miara's removal to join Netanyahu's next coalition

Notably, Ben-Gvir's demand comes against the backdrop of prolonged clashes between Ben-Gvir and Baharav-Miara throughout the current government's term over a series of legal and policy issues.

National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir addresses reporters at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 22, 2026

Civil rights association demands end to initiative preventing citizens from returning to Israel

The association’s action followed reports that senior Transportation Ministry officials were considering measures intended to prevent Israeli citizens living abroad from arriving on charter flights.

Illustrative: A voting box in the an Israeli election in 2015.

A-G warns outgoing government against irreversible decisions before elections

The attorney-general cited concerns identified in High Court rulings that a government operating during an election period may prioritize “narrow party interests” over the public interest.

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 9, 2026.