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“There remain gaps - significant gaps - concerning the core principle of police independence from ministerial influence,” the update from the Attorney-General’s Office reads.

Gali Baharav-Miara, second from left, at the swearing-in ceremony of Judge Yitzchak Amit as president of the Supreme Court of Israel on Feb. 13, 2025. (Maayan Toaf/Wikimedia Commons via Courthouse ...

The Knesset plenum passed into law on Wednesday the contentious bill that seeks to significantly weaken the attorney-general’s power to influence and have oversight over the government. The bill ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed a series of laws undermining legal oversight of the government, benefiting allied media outlets and aiming to shore up ultra-Orthodox political support. By ...