Israeli government votes to dismiss attorney general, escalating standoff with judiciary
The Supreme Court froze the move while it considers the legality.
Netanyahu and his supporters accuse Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of exceeding her powers by blocking decisions by the elected government, including a move to fire the head of Israel's domestic security agency , another ostensibly apolitical office. She has said there is a conflict of interest because Netanyahu and several former aides face a series of criminal investigations.
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