Israel on trial: can the country police its own war crimes?

Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel’s attorney-general, has been duelling with Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, since Mr Netanyahu’s latest stint in office began in 2022. Appointed to a six-year term by the previous government, she loudly and publicly denounced the current one’s plans to overhaul the judiciary in 2023. The cabinet set in motion plans for her dismissal, and on August 4th formally voted to sack her (the decision will be challenged in the Supreme Court). She is, in short, neither docile nor reticent.