Knesset bill proposes dividing the AG position into three roles

The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is debating proposed legislation that would substantially redefine the role of the attorney general.

Sponsored by MKs Simcha Rothman, Ohad Tal and Michal Waldiger of the Religious Zionism Party, the bill proposes dividing the attorney general position into three roles—a government legal adviser, a prosecutor general and legal representation before the courts. The bill aims to reduce institutional conflicts of interest in the current role and eliminate the concentration of power in the hands of a single person.

The AG position would essentially be redefined as the government’s legal adviser (incidentally the current Hebrew title of the position). The bill clearly states that the attorney general would advise the Cabinet on any legal matt