Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg on Sunday instructed Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to respond within 18 days – by April 24, 2025 – to a petition filed by the Lavi organization claiming a severe personal conflict of interest in her handling of proceedings related to the current Shin Bet head, Ronen Bar, and former Shin Bet head, Nadav Argaman.
The petition states that Baharav-Miara maintains close and long-standing personal relationships with Bar and Argaman, stemming from their deep acquaintance with her husband, a former Shin Bet member. According to publications, Bar and Argaman accompanied the family over the years in personal visits and meetings – connections that have never been denied by the Attorney General, who chose to respond to inquiries on matter with “no comment.”
Despite these connections, Baharav-Miara has personally involved herself in opposing Ronen Bar’s dismissal from his position as head of the Shin Bet – contrary to the government’s position. She is also personally involved in a petition filed by Argaman regarding the government commission of inquiry on spyware – again, contrary to the government’s position.
The petition claims that this conduct clearly violates Shin Bet regulations, the rules of ethics for public servants, and the conflict of interest arrangement signed by the Attorney General herself, according to which she must refrain from handling the affairs of relatives or friends who may influence her judgment.
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Machsheifah loi sechayeh
The Attorney General is supposed to be the government's lawyer.
Now, I don't know how different it is in Israel but here in Canada, my lawyer waits for me to ask him to do something. He doesn't show up in my office, ask for a list of decisions I've made in the last couple of weeks and then tell me which he'll let me proceed with.
If I have a suspicious about one decision, I can call him and he'll give me advice.
If someone complains about a decision, his job is to defend me in court. And nothing more.
And that's her job too, I suspect, which means she has arrogated extra power to herself she's not entitled to.
She has to go.
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