After Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann alienated the judicial establishment by pushing for its reform, hopes were high for his replacement, the soft-spoken Yaakov Neeman. Predictably, the quarrel proved to be about power rather than personalities, and Neeman even failed to split the Attorney General’s functions as the government’s legal advisor and chief prosecutor. Under the current arrangement the Attorney General virtually controls the government, which has to abide by his opinions.
Netanyahu refused to support the split because he will soon appoint a new Attorney General, and wants the most powers for his man.
