Roman Gofman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nominee to head the Mossad, has accused Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of acting in bad faith after she raised concerns to the High Court of Justice about meetings he held with senior officials in the intelligence agency following approval of his appointment. The court swiftly dismissed her concerns, stating that the meetings were not relevant to the petitions challenging his appointment.

Through his lawyer, Gofman strongly rejected the attorney general's account of one meeting, calling it inaccurate and criticizing what he described as procedural flaws. Netanyahu's legal representative also accused the attorney general of attempting to create unnecessary controversy in order to undermine Gofman's appointment.

The petitions against Gofman stem from an earlier incident in which he authorized a teenage blogger to publish classified information as part of an influence campaign while serving in the Israel Defense Forces. The blogger was later arrested and charged with espionage before being exonerated, and critics argue that the advisory committee that approved Gofman's appointment did not sufficiently address his role in the affair.

The High Court has ordered a former senior military intelligence officer connected to the incident to submit an affidavit clarifying the facts. While the court rejected the attorney general's latest concerns, it declined a request that the advisory committee, rather than the attorney general, collect the affidavit.