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Israel's Knesset passed a law on Wednesday curbing the attorney general's authority, with 65 lawmakers voting in favor and 51 against. The legislation takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, two months after elections scheduled for Oct. 27.

Israel's Knesset passed a law on Wednesday curbing the attorney general's authority, with 65 lawmakers voting in favor and 51 against. The legislation takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, two months after elections scheduled for Oct. 27.

The law's central provision makes the attorney general's legal opinions non-binding, allowing the government to disregard them. It also permits the government to appoint outside counsel if the attorney general declines to represent its position in court.

The law's central provision makes the attorney general's legal opinions non-binding, allowing the government to disregard them. It also permits the government to appoint outside counsel if the attorney general declines to represent its position in court.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was absent from the vote, as he was from several other coalition bills passed that week. His absence may have been linked to a conflict-of-interest arrangement stemming from his ongoing criminal trial.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was absent from the vote, as he was from several other coalition bills passed that week. His absence may have been linked to a conflict-of-interest arrangement stemming from his ongoing criminal trial.

The United Torah Judaism party threatened to withhold support for the bill unless the government approved 54 million shekels in funding for teachers at private Haredi kindergartens. Netanyahu agreed to the demand, and the party backed the legislation.

The United Torah Judaism party threatened to withhold support for the bill unless the government approved 54 million shekels in funding for teachers at private Haredi kindergartens. Netanyahu agreed to the demand, and the party backed the legislation.

Multiple groups filed petitions with the High Court of Justice after the bill passed, including the Movement for Quality Government, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and MK Gilad Kariv. Justice Minister Yariv Levin called the law "another central pillar of the judicial reform."

Multiple groups filed petitions with the High Court of Justice after the bill passed, including the Movement for Quality Government, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and MK Gilad Kariv. Justice Minister Yariv Levin called the law "another central pillar of the judicial reform."

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara warned at an Israeli Bar Association conference that a "race has begun to eliminate democratic institutions." MK Simcha Rothman, who sponsored the legislation, said it "restores legal counsel to its natural role."

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara warned at an Israeli Bar Association conference that a "race has begun to eliminate democratic institutions." MK Simcha Rothman, who sponsored the legislation, said it "restores legal counsel to its natural role."

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