Dr. Avihai Mandelblit, Israel’s Attorney General, in a conversation with Adv. Col. (res.) Pnina Sharvit Baruch, shared his views on several key issues facing Israel today. Regarding the Middle East peace plan presented earlier by President Trump, Mandelblit emphasized that the legality of applying this peace plan while Israel has an interim government needed to be checked. Mandelblit then discussed the indictment filed today against Prime Minister Netanyahu after he dropped his bid for immunity. Mandelblit stated that his decision to indict the prime minister was not made today but had been made some time ago, and that according to the rule of law, he was obliged to submit the indictment immediately. When asked about whether the application of law in Israel is exaggerated, Mandelblit stressed that Israel is based on the rule of law, it is part of Israel’s ethos and its worldview, and that Israel needs to aspire to be a liberal democracy. He added that Israel has one system of applying the law, and the government must defer to the rule of law. At the same time, he pointed out that the government needs to make decisions about issues relating to religion and state, army service of Haredim, and social issues. Mandelblit underlined that his job is to protect government policy but that he himself does not have an agenda. Finally, Mandleblit addressed the issue of the attempt to disqualify MK Heba Yazbak of the Balad list from running in the upcoming elections on claims that she supported the armed struggle against Israel. Mandelblit stated that there is not enough evidence to disqualify her.