Jerusalem Man Arrested Over Threat to Kill Attorney General

Israeli authorities arrested a 36-year-old man from southern Jerusalem after he sent a letter to former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef requesting religious approval, known as a din rodef ruling, to kill Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The din rodef is a halakhic legal concept permitting harm to prevent a perceived severe threat, but lethal force is only allowed under strict conditions. The suspect, apparently a rabbi himself, stated he would act only with consent from three elders. The arrest followed warnings from Rabbi Yosef to the police and urgent alerts from the Religious Services Ministry, who emphasized the seriousness of the threat. This incident occurs amid heightened tensions as the current Israeli government seeks to remove Baharav-Miara from office, with recent confrontations including Justice Minister Yariv Levin changing the locks on a ministerial office in Tel Aviv. Authorities have found additional threatening letters in Jerusalem and are treating the threats against the attorney general with utmost seriousness.