AG, police reject gov't pick to lead IDF leak probe as he demands access to materials

by mgall74 | Nov 7, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said on Thursday that she will no longer be involved in matters concerning the investigation of the leak of the video of the alleged abuse at the Sde Teiman detention center, but that Justice Minister Yariv Levin had no right...

Israel's beleaguered AG is the dam holding back Netanyahu's anti-democratic deluge

by mgall74 | Nov 6, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] After a week of foot-dragging, the attorney general did the right thing and handed over the lead tole in the Sde Teiman leak investigation ■ It’s possible to understand why Naftali Bennett refused to speak at the rally marking the 30th anniversary of the...

Israel's 'military whitewasher' became the national scapegoat

by mgall74 | Nov 6, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] News Life and CultureColumnists and OpinionHaaretz Hebrew and TheMarkerPartnershipsHaaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.©...

Israel's Knesset approves first reading of broadcasting bill expanding government control over media

by mgall74 | Nov 4, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] The bill was published with an unprecedented note stating it had not been approved by the attorney general who warned it endangers Israel’s free press and allows political interference, but ministers advanced it despite legal and regulatory objections...

Netanyahu says Gazan detainee abuse leak 'most severe diplomatic attack Israel has faced'

by mgall74 | Nov 2, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the video leak showing the abuse of a Gazan detainee at an Israeli facility last year may be “the most severe public diplomacy attack Israel has ever faced,” as Israel’s justice minister...