Levin says working with AG ‘almost impossible’ but can’t fire her just yet

Justice Minister Yariv Levin of the ruling Likud party complained on Sunday that working with Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara was very difficult but said firing her would be “very problematic” and was not yet on the agenda.

His criticism of Baharav-Miara came after she called on Sunday for the High Court of Justice to strike down a government law limiting judicial review, an unprecedented step for the court which has so far balked at revoking amendments to the country’s quasi-constitutional Basic Laws.

The attorney general has refused to support the government’s position on the legislation, in itself a controversial step, and the government has obtained independent counsel to argue its case in the High Court. READ MORE