Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsDrorit Steinmetz is just one of the senior figures in Netanyahu's circle suspected of criminal offenses. Following a Haaretz expose on her involvement in Social Equality Minister May Golan's corruption affair, a petition was filed against her appointment as PMO permanent director generalShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeChen Maanit07:22 PM • May 31 2026 IDTAttorney General Gali Baharav-Miara expressed her opposition to the appointment of Drorit Steinmetz as permanent director general of the Prime Minister's Office on SundayLoading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LikudIsraeli politicsAttorney General of IsraelBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesBeaufort CastleHezbollahGazaIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastAG Opposes Appointment of PM Office's Acting Head Suspected in Corruption Affair'I Read Every Word She Ever Wrote': Alan Berliner on Making His Film 'BENITA'The Art of the Unpaid Denarius: Tax Evasion in Ancient RomeUkrainian Refugee Jailed by Israel Police for a Month Without QuestioningFour Israeli Teens Charged With Murder of 19-year-old After Attack Knife FoundRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian Detainees
AG opposes appointment of PM office's acting head suspected in corruption affair
Drorit Steinmetz Is Just One of the Senior Figures in Netanyahu's Circle Suspected of Criminal Offenses. Following a Haaretz Expose on Her Involvement in Social Equality Minister May Golan's Corruption Affair, a Petition Was Filed Against Her Appointment as PMO Permanent Director General
Israel's AG blocked Drorit Steinmetz's appointment as PMO director general over suspected ties to Social Equality Minister May Golan's corruption affair. The decision signals governance risk within Netanyahu's administration, where multiple senior officials face concurrent criminal probes.







