Gali Baharav-Miara
Israel
Attorney General of Israel
government
Gali Baharav-Miara is an Israeli lawyer who serves as the current Attorney General of Israel. Prior to her legal career she served in Unit 8200. In her legal career she served as the Tel Aviv District Attorney for Civil Affairs, and as a consultant to the law firm Tadmor, Levy, & Co. She is the first female Attorney General of Israel.
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Jul 6, 2026
Lean Left
The Attorney General faces coalition attempts to fire her, defending rule of law against political interference.
She is a hero to the left, seen as the last bulwark against Netanyahu's authoritarian agenda.
Jul 4, 2026
Lean Left
Attorney General facing unprecedented attacks from coalition members, with motions to impeach her rebuffed so far.
Labor/Meretz view her as the last defender of rule of law and independent legal counsel against political pressure.
Jul 3, 2026
Far Left
Baharav-Miara fights the judicial overhaul legislation in court and warns of threats to democracy.
Hadash supports her as a guardian of the rule of law against executive overreach.
Jun 23, 2026
Center
The attorney general agreed with the election committee chair and police chief that no draft dodger arrests will occur on election day, ensuring free access to polls.
Yesh Atid praises her for safeguarding electoral integrity and preventing the crisis from disenfranchising voters, in line with democratic norms.
Jun 9, 2026
Center
The Attorney General is at the center of two simultaneous battles: the Gottlieb immunity hearing, where she outlined security risks from the exposed Shin Bet agent, and Haredi MKs in the Knesset accusing her of 'starving children' over daycare funding disputes.
Yesh Atid broadly supports Baharav-Miara as a guardrail against coalition lawlessness, and the coordinated attacks on her from Shas, UTJ, and Gottlieb reinforce the centrist narrative of institutions under siege.