Gali Baharav-Miara

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Gali Baharav-Miara
15th Attorney General of Israel
Assumed office
7 February 2022
Prime MinisterNaftali Bennett
Yair Lapid
Benjamin Netanyahu
Preceded byAvichai Mandelblit
Tel Aviv District Attorney for Civil Affairs
In office
2007–2015
Personal details
Born (1959-09-18) 18 September 1959 (age 64)
Israel
SpouseTzion Miara
EducationTel Aviv University

Gali Baharav-Miara (Hebrew: גלי בהרב-מיארה; born 18 September 1959[1]) is an Israeli lawyer who serves as the current Attorney General of Israel. Prior to that, she served as the Tel Aviv District Attorney for Civil Affairs, and as a consultant to the law firm Tadmorת Levi & Co.[2] She is the first female Attorney General of Israel.

Biography[edit]

She was born to Shulamit Baharav (née Davidovich), a painter,[3] and to Emanuel Baharav, who served in the Palmach and fought in the War of Independence. She holds both a bachelor's degree (1984, with honors) and a master's degree (1990) in law from Tel Aviv University, where she served as a teaching assistant and adjunct professor.[4]

In 1985, she joined the Tel Aviv District Attorney's Office, where she served for about thirty years in a variety of positions, mainly in the fields of civil and administrative law. In 2002, she was appointed director of the administrative department of the District Attorney's Office, and between 2007 and 2015 she served as Tel Aviv District Attorney for Civil Affairs. In tort cases filed by Palestinians living in the West Bank against the State of Israel, she has led a policy of opposition to the lawsuits.[5] In 2014, she was one among candidates for the position of Director General of the Ministry of Justice, but eventually was not chosen for the position.[6]

After retiring from the State Attorney's Office[edit]

After retiring from the State Attorney's Office, she joined the law firm Tadmor & Co. as a consultant.

Since 2015, she has been a member of the Civil Service Commission's search committee, giving her opinion to the government on senior appointments whose appointments require government approval.[7] She also served as a member of the Advisory Committee for the Administrative Courts Law and the Advisory Committee on Civil Procedure, chaired the Committee for the Examination of Appointments in Municipal Corporations in the Ministry of the Interior, chaired the Public Committee for the Examination of Private Investigations,[8] and a member of the Administrative Courts Council.[9]

In 2018, at the request of the State Attorney's Office, she wrote an opinion defending Benny Gantz and Amir Eshel from a tort lawsuit filed in a Dutch court by a Palestinian whose family members were killed in 2014 Gaza War.[10] Her opinion was accepted and the claim was dismissed. In May 2019, along with former senior members of the State Attorney's Office and the office of the Attorney General of Israel, she signed a statement against initiatives to grant the Knesset an override of the Supreme Court and the extension of the Immunity Law.[11][12]

Attorney General of Israel[edit]

In November 2021, Baharav-Miara was announced by Justice Minister Gideon Saar as one of the three candidates for the position of Attorney General, and was considered his preferred candidate.[13][14][15] Her candidacy was also supported by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.[16] On February 7, 2022, the Government unanimously approved her appointment. Baharav-Miara is the first woman to serve in that position.[17]

Private life[edit]

Baharav-Miara is married to Tzion Miara, who served in senior positions in the security services.[18] In 2002 he was diagnosed with ALS and has been coping with the disease ever since.[19] The couple has three sons [20] and lives in Tel Aviv.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "כך נראית הפארסה של בחירת היועץ המשפטי הבא לממשלה". www.maariv.co.il. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Our Team of Professionals". Tadmor Levy & Co. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "מרכז מידע לאמנות ישראלית | מוזיאון ישראל, ירושלים". museum.imj.org.il. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ "מורי הפקולטה". www.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ "רשימת המועמדים הסופית למשרת היועמ"ש: למה סער רוצה את גלי בהרב-מיארה? | כלכליסט". calcalist (in Hebrew). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ^ "ציפי לבני בחרה באמי פלמור למנכ"לית משרד המשפטים". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "הוועדה הציבורית לבחינת מקצוע החקירות הפרטיות". GOV.IL (in Hebrew). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "על קו הגמר: המרוץ לתפקיד היועמ"ש הבא מתקרב לסיום". www.makorrishon.co.il. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  11. ^ "גילוי דעת מטעם בכירים לשעבר בפרקליטות המדינה והיועץ המשפטי לממשלה" (PDF). Ynet. 26 May 2019.
  12. ^ "N12 - "אסור ליטול מבית משפט את הסמכות"". N12. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  13. ^ צימוקי, טובה (12 December 2021). "ועדת האיתור לבחירת היועמ"ש מתכנסת לראשונה. המועמדת הבולטת: פרקליטה לשעבר שעברה לשוק הפרטי". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  14. ^ צימוקי, טובה (12 December 2021). "ועדת האיתור לבחירת יועמ"ש התכנסה לראשונה, הערכה: זו המועמדת של סער". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  15. ^ "עו"ד גלי בהרב מיארה מועמדת לתפקיד היועמ"ש". ערוץ 7 (in Hebrew). 12 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  16. ^ "הודעה משותפת לראש הממשלה ולשר המשפטים". GOV.IL (in Hebrew). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  17. ^ "הממשלה אישרה פה אחד: גלי בהרב-מיארה מונתה ליועצת המשפטית לממשלה". ערוץ 7 (in Hebrew). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  18. ^ "השב"כ שלא הכרתם", Mako, 15 December 2020, retrieved 18 December 2022
  19. ^ "מי את גלי בהרב מיארה? 10 דברים שלא ידעתם על היועמ"שית החדשה". כיפה (in Hebrew). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  20. ^ Ielkoby, מחבר (12 November 2017). "סיפורי מקרה מאטלס". ידי האור (in Hebrew). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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