Justice minister says AG not doing her job; what now?

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Legal affairs correspondent Jeremy Sharon and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast. Sharon explains the background behind Justice Minister Yariv Levin's angry letter send to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, accusing her of a lack of cooperation with him, possibly paving the way to firing the AG. Rettig Gur talks about the reasons behind Levin's letter, why the justice minister is right to be angry, and what that could mean for the coalition and the attorney general's office. Sharon then looks at Supreme Court justice Yosef Elron, a junior justice who unusually submitted his own candidacy for the presidency of the high court, bypassing the usual system. He and Rettig Gur discuss Elron's reasons for making that move, as Elron is the first and only Mizrachi justice on the bench and how that could forward some of the changes Levin has been looking to make in the Supreme Court. Discussed articles include: Justice Elron panned for challenging seniority system for Supreme Court president ‘Unacceptable, unprecedented’: Levin slams AG for not representing government in court Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara and Justice Minister Yariv Levin during the weekly government conference, held at the Western Wall tunnels on May 21, 2023. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.