Former Supreme Court President Aharon Barak was named a "Knight of Quality of Governance" for 2008 by a public commission headed by former Supreme Court Judge Mishael Cheshin.
Additional "knighthoods" were conferred upon MK Shelly Yechimovich (Labor), MK Ophir Pines (Labor) and MK Zevulun Orlev (National Union/National Religious Party), as well as the Sapir College; the Head of the Upper Galilee Regional Council, Aharon Valenci and Moshe Shufel of the Bank of Israel Pensioners.
The "knighthoods" are bestowed by the Movement for the Quality of Governance.