Justice ministry

Attorney-General calls Police Investigation Department law a ‘poison capsule’ for law enforcement

Baharav-Miara warns that political control over investigations would deter police and prosecutors from confronting those in power.

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 9, 2026
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026.

Levin: Right-wing election victory will 'fundamentally alter' Supreme Court

Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu with Knesset speaker Amir Ohana during a Likud party meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem , February 6, 2023.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana urges Herzog to pardon Netanyahu in letter with no formal legal basis

Former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit seen at the Jerusalem District Court on Sunday.

Former A-G Mandelblit says he wanted key actions reviewed, but not every police step


A-G denounces Justice Ministry appointing replacement in overseeing chief IDF lawyer case

Baharav-Miara denounced Justice Minister Yariv Levin's appointment of retired justice Asher Kula to have oversight in the case.

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem

Justice Ministry handles over 111,000 legal aid cases in 2024, including those of Oct. 7 victims

Legal Aid Unit attorneys also represented victims of homicide and sexual violence, minors, the elderly, and individuals facing compulsory psychiatric hospitalization.

 A destroyed home in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Gaza border.

Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron retires after 30 years of public service

His retirement leaves 11 justices on the Supreme Court panel - where there should be 15 - leaving it at a 70% capacity.

Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron looks on at his retirement event at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, yesterday.

One minister wearing five hats: Yariv Levin's positions harm Israeli public interest - opinion

Having someone simultaneously serving as minister of multiple ministries is harmful to the public interest and should concern us all.

JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin sits in the Knesset plenum. Last week, he was appointed acting Jerusalem and Jewish tradition minister and now holds five ministerial portfolios, the writer notes.

One man arrested in Jerusalem over 'serious written threats' to A-G Gali Baharav-Miara

According to the police, a 36-year-old suspect was arrested and transferred for questioning in connection with a letter containing a threat to harm the A-G.

 Israeli attorney-general Gali Baharav Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on November 18, 2024.

'Switching lock to office was against legal protocol,' A-G accuses Justice Minister Levin

The petitions to the court on the matter came from elements that asserted that his actions violated court orders that froze the decision to fire her.

 Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara attends the weekly government conference, held at the Western Wall tunnels in Jerusalem's Old City on May 21, 2023.

Former City of David cmdr. charged for breach of trust over secret relationship with officer

The affair was exposed via an anonymous letter and an article, prompting the commander to delete all messages with the officer from his phone to hide the relationship.

District Court of Jerusalem

A-G, staff locked out of Tel Aviv office under Yariv Levin's orders, Justice Ministry confirms

The Movement for the Quality of Government has demanded an immediate investigation after staff found themselves locked out of their offices on Monday morning.

Attorney-General Gali Baharv-Miara seen with Justice Minister Yariv Levin at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on October 1, 2024

Netanyahu discussed partial Gaza annexation if hostage talks stall, source tells 'Post' - exclusive

IDF sources confirmed to the Post that senior IDF officials were kept out of the meetings and were not consulted regarding any option, or plan of annexation.

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, July 17, 2025.

Ministers advance bill to allow Israeli gov't sweeping power to fire top public service officials

The proposal will now head to the Knesset for preliminary voting, but is unlikely to proceed prior to the approximately three-month summer recess set to begin on July 27.

 Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem. January 21, 2025.