AG continues to march to her own drum as justice minister fumes

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Political correspondent Tal Schneider and religion reporter Canaan Lidor join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Yesterday, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara called on the High Court of Justice to strike down a government law limiting judicial review. Also yesterday, the attorney general approved a request by Justice Minister Yariv Levin that he be allowed to use independent legal counsel to represent his position in an upcoming High Court of Justice hearing over his decision not to convene the Judicial Selection Committee. Schneider weighs in on both. Lidor spent much of yesterday in south Tel Aviv following the violent riots there on Saturday among supporters and opponents to Eritrea’s 30-year dictatorial regime. What did he see? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Cyprus and Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is set to travel to Bahrain this week. Schneider explains the significance of the trips and what they expect to accomplish. According to a new report by Itim, a nonprofit aiming to help Jews and people converting to Judaism navigate Israel’s religious bureaucracy, of 320 public mikvehs surveyed, only 188 said they would let women immerse without supervision, despite a 2016 Supreme Court ruling affirming the right to privacy at mikvehs. What is going on behind the (shower) curtain? Discussed articles include: Attorney general asks court to strike down law curtailing oversight of government AG approves Levin’s request for independent counsel in judicial selection panel case Levin says working with AG ‘almost impossible’ but can’t fire her just yet In Tel Aviv’s tense south, business owners guard stores damaged in Eritrean riots Netanyahu discusses energy ties with Cypriot and Greek leaders After 9 months without high-level visits, FM Cohen heads to Bahrain Public mikvehs routinely violate women’s right to immerse alone, study finds Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at her inauguration ceremony in Jerusalem on February 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.