The Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday advanced an amendment to the General Security Service Law requiring the attorney general to take a polygraph test every two years and answer questions regarding the “leaking of classified information to unauthorized parties.”

The amendment was the coalition’s most recent legislative move against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, whom it has been unsuccessfully trying for months to fire, while accusing her of working against the government and undermining its interests. Baharav-Miara has opposed several of the government’s signature legislative initiatives, and has refused to defend the government in proceedings in the High Court of Justice against some of its policies and legislation.

If passed into law, the bill, sponsored by Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kroizer, would also apply to the attorney general’s deputies, the state attorney, and other senior Justice Ministry employees.

In its explanatory notes, the bill argues that “public trust in law enforcement is very low,” due to “constant leaks, selective enforcement, and the promotion of personal interests” when filing........

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