Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi

'A very strange event': Iran’s Hormuz mine threat may have begun as a bluff, former Navy chief says

In an interview on Arieh Eldad and Ron Kofman's 103FM program, Marom addressed reports of Iranian boats in the Persian Gulf and the security situation for residents in northern Israel. 

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026.
THEN-MILITARY advocate-general Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi attends a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman last year. Tomer-Yerushalmi and her entire office covered up their own crimes, the writer charges.

Former IDF legal chief dismissed, loses pension over Sde Teiman affair

The Sde Teiman case is over. The lesson should not be. A man adjusts his kippah as right-wing Israelis demonstrate next to the Sde Teman military base near Beersheba, against the detention for questioning of military reservists who were suspected of abuse of a detainee following the October 7 attack

Editor's Notes: Sde Teiman case is over, but the problem of Israel's insular legal culture isn't

 Demonstrates protest against the detention of Israeli reserve soldiers suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist, at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, July 29, 2024.

Israel's political Right celebrates Sde Teiman case dismissal as rights groups condemn it


Sde Teiman leak: Israel Police conclude investigation into IDF's ex-top attorney

Police Commissioner Daniel Levi has decided that the evidence from the investigation of the former military advocate-general (MAG) Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi won't be transferred to the Attorney General.

Former IDF Military Advocate-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released to house arrest outside the Neve Tirtza Women’s Prison in Ramle, November 7, 2025

Why Israel has suppressed its legal narrative on the war for two years - exclusive

LEGAL AFFAIRS: While the record is problematic, it should be noted that Israel is far from having abandoned the playing field entirely.

‘WHY HAS Israel left the legal playing field primarily to its critics?’ the writer asks. Here, the International Court of Justice bench sits empty ahead of the case on Israel’s humanitarian obligations to Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands in April.

Deputy Military Advocate-General Gal Asael covered up source of Sde Teiman leak during probe - KAN

Although Asael claimed that the steps he took during the probe were conducted with full prosecution oversight, KAN reported that police suspect he did not disclose all information in his possession.

 Demonstrates protest against the detention of Israeli reserve soldiers suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist, at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, July 29, 2024.

Levin asks court to mull Sde Teiman investigator pick, says 'deadlock' reached

Levin requested that the court reconsider its original rejection of Judicial Complaints Investigator and retired Judge Asher Kula for the role.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Ministers and Mk's attend a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 10, 2025.

New IDF chief lawyer Maj.-Gen. Offir visits Gaza front lines for legal assessment

"It was important to me, after entering office, to get up close to the reality and challenges which our soldiers and commanders confront on the southern front of the conflict," said Offir.

Maj.-Gen. Itay Offir looks on with IIDF Southern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asur at conditions in Gaza.

Former IDF top lawyer Tomer-Yerushalmi released from Ichilov Hospital after nearly a month

She is expected to be summoned for questioning in the near future over the Sde Teiman leaked video affair. 

Former IDF Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released to house arrest outside the Neve Tirtza Women’s Prison in Ramla, November 7, 2025.

Israel's High Court to revisit Sde Teiman leak probe, putting pressure on Yariv Levin's authority

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit wrote that the hearing will focus on two issues: The scope of the justice minister’s legal appointment powers, and whether a conflict-of-interest is applicable.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin glances at Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, September 18, 2025

UN torture report flags Israel for allegedly mistreating journalists, detainees, ex-MAG

The UN warned Israel over alleged abuses against rights defenders and detainees, calling for stronger legal protections and impartial investigations.

An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.

Can new MAG Itay Offir save the IDF's legal corps - and shield Israel from ICC war crime threat?

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Itay Offir comes into the office of the IDF military advocate general with the IDF embroiled in scandal and under attack by the ICC.

THE MAN who will try to save the IDF’s legal division from the scandal and the crossfire of Israeli  politics, and lift it to new heights: Itay Offir.

New IDF chief lawyer Itay Offir sworn in, Israel Katz and Eyal Zamir attend closed ceremony

Katz, IDF chief duel over how Offir will do his job • Offir says he would uphold the law, wherever that would take him

Itai Offir is sworn in as IDF's new Military Advocate-General, November 27, 2025