Deputy Legal Advisor Gil Limon Warns Against Splitting Attorney General Role, Citing Threat to Rule of Law

Gil Limon, the Deputy Legal Advisor to the Israeli government, issued a strong warning against a proposed bill to split the role of the Attorney General. Speaking before a forum of legal advisors involved in budget support approvals, Limon argued that if the bill passes, the government would effectively no longer be bound by the rule of law. He explained that the government would then have the authority to define the law for itself, undermining legal oversight.

Limon emphasized that at the core of the bill lies a threat to the public, which would lose a vital safeguard protecting its rights from arbitrary government actions. He noted that this erosion of democratic guarantees and proper governance has been unfolding in recent years during government meetings, but the bill would normalize this radical shift. Limon described the proposal as part of a continuing process of weakening democratic checks and balances essential to the rule of law and sound administration.