Should the government be allowed to act against the Attorney General's legal opinion?
The government decides
A legal opinion is advice; the decision belongs to elected officials, who answer to the voters
Keep legal advice independent
Protecting the independence of legal advice and its binding status, as a check on the abuse of government power
Most of the votes here are preliminary readings of coalition bills from a single day in October 2025, which the opposition rejected as a bloc. The decisive votes are the first reading of the Attorney General and Chief Prosecutor bill (June 2026) and the third reading of the legal opinions and representation law (July 2026).
"Said" is the platform, and statements and posts by the list's candidates. "Did" is plenum votes, bills and recorded acts in the 25th Knesset. The placement rests on all the evidence together. The votes are the outgoing Knesset's, not the 26th's.
The parliamentary record here is that of the Yesh Atid faction in the 25th Knesset. Naftali Bennett's party did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
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רק
BeYachad
Firm position: Keep legal advice independent
Partial evidence
What it rests on
Toward "The government decides"Toward "Keep legal advice independent"
Note: The parliamentary record here is that of the Yesh Atid faction in the 25th Knesset. Naftali Bennett's party did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
7 plenum votes · Official recordVotes marked "routine rejection" are private member's bills from the rival bloc in the preliminary reading, which are almost always rejected regardless of content, so they carry little weight.
23 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 23 against. For = to split, in a Basic Law, the powers of the Attorney General between a prosecutor general and a legal adviser
1 statement in the media · 1 toward "Keep legal advice independent"
נעגן בחוק את עצמאות הייעוץ המשפטי והמעמד המחייב של חוות הדעת המשפטית, נבטיח הליכי מינוי מקצועיים ושקופים לתפקידים בכירים, ונגן על שומרי הסף מפני לחצים פוליטיים.
Translation: “We will enshrine in law the independence of legal advice and the binding status of legal opinions, ensure professional and transparent appointment procedures for senior positions, and protect the gatekeepers from political pressures.”
The parliamentary record here is that of the Labor faction in the 25th Knesset. Meretz did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
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אמת
The Democrats
Firm position: Keep legal advice independent
Partial evidence
What it rests on
Toward "The government decides"Toward "Keep legal advice independent"
Note: The parliamentary record here is that of the Labor faction in the 25th Knesset. Meretz did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
7 plenum votes · Official recordVotes marked "routine rejection" are private member's bills from the rival bloc in the preliminary reading, which are almost always rejected regardless of content, so they carry little weight.
4 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 4 against. For = to split, in a Basic Law, the powers of the Attorney General between a prosecutor general and a legal adviser
30 of the list's MKs voted: 30 for, 0 against. For = to split, in a Basic Law, the powers of the Attorney General between a prosecutor general and a legal adviser
Firm position: The government decides· Strong evidence
Said
1 platform section · 1 toward "The government decides"
1 statement in the media · 1 toward "The government decides"
1 tweet · 1 toward "The government decides"
היועץ המשפטי לממשלה יהיה יועץ בלבד, תפקידו יופרד מראש התביעה, והוא ימונה, ייבחר ויפוטר בידי הממשלה.
Translation: “The Attorney General will be an adviser only, his role will be separated from the head of the prosecution, and he will be appointed, selected and dismissed by the government.”
The current list is a technical bloc of Religious Zionism with Zehut, led by Moshe Feiglin, which did not sit in the 25th Knesset. The voting data reflects Religious Zionism only.
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ט
Religious Zionism–Zehut
Firm position: The government decides
Strong evidence
What it rests on
Toward "The government decides"Toward "Keep legal advice independent"
Note: The current list is a technical bloc of Religious Zionism with Zehut, led by Moshe Feiglin, which did not sit in the 25th Knesset. The voting data reflects Religious Zionism only.
7 plenum votes · Official record
Toward: The government decidesJuly 15, 2026
7 of the list's MKs voted: 7 for, 0 against. For = to change the status of the Attorney General through legislation
7 of the list's MKs voted: 7 for, 0 against. For = to split, in a Basic Law, the powers of the Attorney General between a prosecutor general and a legal adviser
The parliamentary record here is that of the Hadash–Ta'al faction in the 25th Knesset only. Balad did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
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ודם
Joint List
Firm position: Keep legal advice independent
Partial evidence
What it rests on
Toward "The government decides"Toward "Keep legal advice independent"
Note: The parliamentary record here is that of the Hadash–Ta'al faction in the 25th Knesset only. Balad did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
7 plenum votes · Official recordVotes marked "routine rejection" are private member's bills from the rival bloc in the preliminary reading, which are almost always rejected regardless of content, so they carry little weight.
3 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 3 against. For = to split, in a Basic Law, the powers of the Attorney General between a prosecutor general and a legal adviser
Firm position: The government decides· Strong evidence
Said
1 tweet · 1 toward "The government decides"
יועצת משפטית שהממשלה החליטה להעביר מתפקידה, והיא ממשיכה לפעול בנושאים שאין לה סמכות לעסוק בהם. היא חצופה, מושחתת ופועלת בניגוד לחוק.
Translation: “A legal adviser whom the government decided to remove from her post, and she continues to act on matters she has no authority to deal with. She is insolent, corrupt and acting in violation of the law.”
6 of the list's MKs voted: 6 for, 0 against. For = to split, in a Basic Law, the powers of the Attorney General between a prosecutor general and a legal adviser
We found no platform text, statement or post by the list on this subject.
Did
7 votes by the list's candidates in the outgoing Knesset · 7 toward "Keep legal advice independent"
3 of the list's candidates who served in the 25th Knesset voted: 0 for, 3 against. For = to change the status of the Attorney General through legislation
The votes here are the personal votes of the list's candidates who served in the 25th Knesset, not votes by the list.
What it rests on
Toward "The government decides"Toward "Keep legal advice independent"
7 votes by the list's candidates in the outgoing Knesset · Official recordThe list itself did not serve in the 25th Knesset, so these are the personal votes of its candidates who did serve, not votes by the list.
3 of the list's candidates who served in the 25th Knesset voted: 0 for, 3 against. For = to change the status of the Attorney General through legislation
3 of the list's candidates who served in the 25th Knesset voted: 0 for, 3 against. For = to change the appointment, tenure and powers of the Attorney General
3 of the list's candidates who served in the 25th Knesset voted: 0 for, 3 against. For = to split, in a Basic Law, the powers of the Attorney General between a prosecutor general and a legal adviser
Toward "The government decides"Toward "Keep legal advice independent"
7 plenum votes · Official recordVotes marked "routine rejection" are private member's bills from the rival bloc in the preliminary reading, which are almost always rejected regardless of content, so they carry little weight.
4 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 4 against. For = to split, in a Basic Law, the powers of the Attorney General between a prosecutor general and a legal adviser
6 of the list's MKs voted: 6 for, 0 against. For = to split, in a Basic Law, the powers of the Attorney General between a prosecutor general and a legal adviser
Leaning toward The government decides· Partial evidence
Said
1 platform section · 1 toward "The government decides"
1 tweet · 1 toward "The government decides"
נקדם את חלוקת תפקיד היועץ המשפטי לממשלה - לתובע כללי עצמאי ולייעוץ המשפטי לממשלה, שיסייע לה לקדם את מדיניותה במסגרת החוק.
Translation: “We will advance the division of the role of the Attorney General - into an independent attorney general and legal advice to the government, which will help it advance its policies within the framework of the law.”
The list did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so it has no votes to check.
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ך
Amcha Yisrael
Leaning toward The government decides
Partial evidence
What it rests on
Toward "The government decides"Toward "Keep legal advice independent"
1 platform section · Published in the list's name
Toward: The government decides
״נקדם את חלוקת תפקיד היועץ המשפטי לממשלה - לתובע כללי עצמאי ולייעוץ המשפטי לממשלה, שיסייע לה לקדם את מדיניותה במסגרת החוק.״
Translated from Hebrew: “We will advance the division of the role of the Attorney General - into an independent attorney general and legal advice to the government, which will help it advance its policies within the framework of the law.”
לא יהיה שום פיקוח אפקטיבי על עבודת השב"כ והמשטרה. לכל חוות דעת של היועץ המשפטי לממשלה, הממשלה תוכל לקבל החלטה שלא נראית לה
Translation: “There will be no effective oversight of the work of the Shin Bet and the police. For every legal opinion of the Attorney General, the government will be able to make a decision it does not like”
Toward "The government decides"Toward "Keep legal advice independent"
7 plenum votes · Official recordVotes marked "routine rejection" are private member's bills from the rival bloc in the preliminary reading, which are almost always rejected regardless of content, so they carry little weight.
5 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 5 against. For = to split, in a Basic Law, the powers of the Attorney General between a prosecutor general and a legal adviser
Firm position: The government decides· Strong evidence
Said
1 tweet · 1 toward "The government decides"
חוק פיצול היועמ"שית שיעלה הערב, הוא עוד חלק בתיקון שנעשה כאן במסגרת הרפורמה המשפטית
Translation: “The law splitting the Attorney General's role, which will come up this evening, is another part of the correction being made here as part of the judicial reform”
11 of the list's MKs voted: 11 for, 0 against. For = to split, in a Basic Law, the powers of the Attorney General between a prosecutor general and a legal adviser
