Far-Right Govt’ Initiates Process of Firing A-G, MK Cassif: It’s Time to Rise

Far-right Justice Minister Yariv Levin initiated proceedings on Wednesday, March 5, to dismiss Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, following months of threats from Netanyahu ministers over her opposition to the fascist judicial overhaul plan. He calls Att. Baharav-Miara “the long arm of the government’s opposition,” and accusing her of having “politicized her office” and repeatedly thwarting…

Knesset Passes Law Granting Far-Right Gov’t Control Over Judicial Appointments

The Knesset passed a controversial law Tuesday morning, March 4, granting the far-right government full control over the appointment of the Public Complaints Commissioner against Judges. The law appointment power to a justice minister-led committee dominated by political figures, replacing the selection committee’s role in approving candidates jointly proposed by the justice minister and the…

Far-Right Advance Bills to Block Arabs from Holding Local Office and to Shutter Public Broadcaster

Knesset approved in a preliminary reading on Wednesday, November 28, an amendment to a law that would make it easier to disqualify Arab candidates from running in municipal elections, while also creating a mechanism for impeachment after being elected. A citizen votes in the municipal elections in Jerusalem, February 27, 2024 (Photo: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)…