The national security minister spoke after Justice Minister Yariv Levin laid out a lengthy procedure to be followed for the dismissal
The leaders of Israel’s governing coalition have reached “broad agreement” on firing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Sunday.
The statement by Ben-Gvir, chairman of the Otzma Yehudit Party, followed a discussion by coalition party leaders at the Knesset in Jerusalem. Aryeh Deri, the leader of the haredi Sephardic Shas Party, for the first time supported firing Baharav-Miara, Ynet reported.
A second meeting on the issue, set for Monday, was postponed, reportedly amid fears that the gathering at the Prime Minister’s Office would violate a 2020 conflict of interest deal that precludes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from involving himself in legal appointments while his corruption trial is ongoing.