Legal Advisor

Legal advisor warns against splitting role of Attorney General

The legal adviser to the Constitution Committee warned of severe harm to individual rights if the role of the chief prosecutor is removed from the Attorney General.

Knesset Legal Advisor: 'Deri Law' not straightforward

The legal Advisor of the Knesset believes that the Deri law causes difficulties because it is a personal law..

Tzfat Chief Rabbi: 'Mandelblit fell for Reform's narrative'

On allowing women to take rabbinate exams: 'We favor Torah study for women, but AG directive stems from Reform. He didn't even speak to us.'

Pinchas Wallerstein:

'State Attorney's Office hiding opinion on regulating outposts'

Yesha leader fed up with endless procrastination in legalizing outposts; requests met with quibbling and foot-dragging. Now he's quitting

President intervenes: Don't weaken legal advisors

President of Israel opposes Justice Minister's bill: 'Don't weaken important pillar of executive branch in Israeli democracy.'

'Years from now, we'll all regret the major effect this has'

Histadrut Jurist Union Chairman Yitzchak Gordon explains why they emphatically protest proposed law change.

Will Attorney General violate attorney general's instructions?

AG intends to oppose 'Appellant's Law' in Knesset Constitution Committee, directly contradicting Advisor's Directive 1.1005.