Israel cabinet votes no confidence in attorney general

Israel’s cabinet passed a vote of no confidence on Sunday in the attorney general, the justice minister said, moving against a vocal critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and deepening a political rift in the country.

The vote against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara is the first step in a process to dismiss her, and came two days after the government fired the head of the country’s internal security agency.

Israel’s Supreme Court subsequently froze the firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen…