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Israeli cabinet casts no-confidence vote against attorney general

People react during a protest against moves by the Israeli government to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and the dismissal of top security agency chief, Ronen Bar, near Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem [Ronen Zvulun/Reuters]

Israel’s cabinet has passed a vote of no confidence against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, the country’s justice minister has said, in a first step in the removal of yet another vocal critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government.

The vote on Sunday comes just two days after the government dismissed Ronen Bar, the head of Shin Bet, the country’s internal security agency – a decision later frozen by the Supreme Court.

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