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Judicial reform protesters threaten return after Israeli minister moves to sack AG

Israel’s justice minister calls attorney general ‘the long arm of the opposition,’ while opponents warn that ‘the country will burn’

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Demonstrators gather during a rally against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan near Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv on September 30, 2023.

Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin moved on Wednesday toward removing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara from office after two years of tensions between the government and its chief legal advisor.

The decision, which Levin announced in an 85-page document released...

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