Israel plunges deeper into constitutional crisis as Netanyahu gov’t moves to oust attorney general – Middle East Monitor

Escalating its attack on democracy and deepening Israel’s constitutional crisis, the far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu has voted to initiate the process of dismissing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The move marks another major escalation in the government’s ongoing efforts to neutralise institutional checks on its power, coming on the heels of a widely criticised judicial overhaul that has already shaken Israeli society.

The move, advanced by…