Gali Baharav-Miara

Levin names retired judge Ben Hamo to lead Sde Teiman leak inquiry after initial pick blocked

Levin appointed retired judge Joseph Ben Hamo to supervise the Sde Teiman leak investigation after the High Court blocked his initial nominee.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin presents the reasonableness clause to the Knesset in July.
Attorney Roi Kahlon, acting civil service commissioner visit Bedouin town of Rahat, southern Israel, during a police operation, May 7, 2025.

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

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

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

Yaakov Yatach compared the attorney general to Rabin and was accused of attempted threats

Prosecution indicts man for incitement to racism, threats against A-G Baharav-Miara


High Court rules: Kula will not supervise investigation into MAG

The case has quickly become a proxy battle over the balance of power between the executive, legal, and judicial institutions.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in June.

Likud MK Gotliv defies court order, leaks identity of senior police official under investigation

Senior police chief detained in PID probe for breach of trust. Likud MK Tally Gotliv openly violated a court gag order to name the officer, calling the investigation a "witch-hunt."

 MK Tally Gotliv arrives for a court hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024

Sde Teiman video leak investigation: Prosecution agrees to HCJ proposal of ret. Supreme Court judge

The High Court set a deadline for a compromise on the Sde Teiman leak probe. Minister Levin rejected the A-G's oversight, arguing his appointee, Kula, must lead due to A-G office conflicts.

IDF Military Advocate-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024

'No basis' for judicial intervention in Shin Bet chief pick, A-G Baharv-Miara argues

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara formally told the High Court there are “no grounds for judicial intervention” in David Zini's appointment as Shin Bet director, citing a lawful process.

Shin Bet Director David Zini with IDF chief Eyal Zamir at a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

Sde Teiman investigation: Are any proposed appointments valid to lead investigation?

A highly charged High Court hearing is underway to settle the dispute over the Sde Teiman video leak investigation. Judges must decide between the State Attorney's Office and Minister Levin's pick.

Soldiers from "Force 100" attend the three panel High Court of Justice bench which will hear arguments on who will investigate former Military Attorney General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi for her responsibility in leaking the video showing abuse of a detainee at the Sde Teiman base by IDF reservists.

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.

Police raid office of former IDF top lawyer as A-G transfers case to military prosecution

The events concern an ongoing probe into the leak of a video from the Sde Teiman detention facility in July that depicted alleged abuse of Palestinian detainees by reservist soldiers.

Chief Military Advocate Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi speaks at the Israel Bar Association annual conference of attorneys in Eilat in southern Israel, on May 27, 2024.

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

'Destroying the system': Lapid accuses Levin of harming Sde Teiman investigion

Opposition leader Yair Lapid slammed Justice Minister Yariv Levin for announcing his plan to hand-pick Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara's replacement in the Sde Teiman case.

Yesh Atid, opposition leader Yair Lapid, November 3, 2025.

Levin, Attorney-General to go to High Court over who will probe ex-MAG

Justice Minister Levin says AG Gali Baharav-Miara has a conflict of interest in the probe of ex-MAG Tomer-Yerushalmi and has announced a plan to bypass her office.

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.