Ethics Committee

'Racist and inciteful' misinformation

The Press Council's Ethics Committee called a Ha'aretz column bashing hardedim 'racist and inciting', forcing it to remove it from its site.

Knesset Speaker again tries to establish Ethics Committee

MK Mickey Levy again unilaterally appoints opposition MKs to Knesset Ethics Committee.

MK Hazan: 'Knesset Speaker trying to wipe me out'

Ethics Committee seeks to discipline Hazan without hearing his side; after PM intervention committee to wait for MKs release from hospital.

Likud MK: Unacceptable to call terror victim a murderer

MK Haskel submits complaint after Arab MK claims terror victim Ari Fuld was a 'murderer,' says such remarks have 'no place' in Knesset.

Arab MK accuses Likud MK of murder, is barred from Knesset

Ethics Committee orders MK Zahalka barred from Knesset for one month as punishment for calling Likud MK a 'murderer.'

Zoabi: We must liberate Americans from Zionist lobby

Anti-Zionist Arab MK calls for dissolution of Israel, establishment of binational state to replace it.

Ethics Committee blocks Arab MKs' BDS-funded flight

Ethics Committee rules MKs may not travel as part of trips funded by pro-BDS organizations.

Arab MK provocation during Pence speech will pass unpunished

Ethics Committee decides no sanctions against Joint List members following conduct during speech by US Vice President.

Joint Arab List MK Ahmad Tibi reprimanded

Ethics Committee reprimands Tibi for visiting Temple Mount without police coordination and against Prime Minister's instructions.

Doctor takes selfie with anesthetized patient and uploads to net

Anesthesiologist publishes post with picture of him and patient as he inserts tube into trachea.

Politicization of academia

Minister Naftali Bennett rejects criticism from left on ethical code: 'Lecturer will not use position to promote political agenda.'

Rabbinate revokes rabbi's certification

The ethics committee of Israel Chief Rabbinate revoked certification of Northern Israel rabbi after complaints of indecent behavior.

'A black spot on the history of Israel'

The Zionist activist group 'Im Tirtzu' demands sanctioning MK Yousef Jabareen for visiting arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti at his jail cell.

Odeh reprimanded for branding Dichter a 'murderer'

Ethics Committee imposes light punishment on Arab MK who verbally attacked Likud's Dichter in a television interview.

Joint List head reprimanded for branding Dichter a 'murderer'

Ethics Com: MKs not required to denounce terror

Ethics Committee rejects complaint against extremist Arab MK Basel Ghattas for not denouncing terror attacks.

Knesset Ethics Committee: MKs not required to denounce terrorism

Knesset Ethics C'tee: No Steps Against 'Casino' MK

No sanctions will be slapped on MK Oren Hazan despite allegations of immoral activity before his election.

MK Ahmed Tibi Accused of Abusing Knesset Position

Ahmed Tibi rails against Culture Minister, accuses her of 'incitement' during Knesset debate.

MK Ahmed Tibi Accused of Abusing Knesset Chairman Position

Bayit Yehudi MK Complains Against Arab MK

MK Zevulun Kalfa files a complaint against MK Jamal Zahalka, who physically and verbally abused him during a stormy debate.

No Sanctions on Arab MK Who Denounced 'Apartheid'

Knesset’s Ethics Committee decides not to sanction MK Jamal Zahalka despite his denouncing “Israeli apartheid”.

MK Not Sorry for Telling Leftists to Go to Gaza

Reprimanded by Knesset's Ethics Committee, Ben Ari responds: "Whoever demonstrates against the IDF during a time of war is a traitor."

Ben Ari Not Sorry for Telling Leftists to Go to Gaza

MK Who Called Sudanese 'Cancer' won't be Punished

Ethics Committee rejects complaints against MK Miri Regev and others who spoke harshly against infiltrators.

Absent MKs Told to Explain Themselves

Five MKs, ministers taken to task for absences from Knesset. Foreign Minister Lieberman fined.

Lieberman Dismisses Knesset Rebuke

FM Avigdor Lieberman says criticism from the Ethics Committee for calling to boycott a committee headed by Ahmed Tibi doesn't faze him

Knesset Reprimands Tibi for Martyr's Day Speech

Former Arafat aide MK Ahmed Tibi was given a 'severe reprimand' by the Knesset Ethics Committee for glorifying terrorism.

Labor, Kadima MKs Side with Tibi over Profanity

Ethics Committee bans MK Ahmed Tibi from assembly's minute-long speeches for a month.

Ethics Complaint Against Zoabi

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin has referred MK Hanin Zoabi to the Knesset Ethics Committee for assaulting an usher in the plenum Wednesday.

Knesset Defends Zoabi Decision

The Knesset defended stripping MK Hanin Zoabi of several privileges before Israel's High Court of Justice as "balanced and proportionate."

Knesset Defends Decision to Strip Zoabi Privileges

Wrist Slap For MK Tibi

Knesset Ethics Committee settles for reprimanding MK Tibi for attending the Fatah-Hamas unity signing in Cairo and then meeting with Qaddafi.

Knesset Ethics Committee Gives Tibi Wrist-Slap

‘Kosher’ Ethics for Ministry

The Interior Ministry is going kosher – ethically – by preparing a guideline to workers. Can preference be given to the handicapped?

‘Kosher’ Ethical Code for Interior Ministry Workers

MKs Who Curse Will be Fined

A new set of guidelines for MK behavior, eight years in the making, will be brought for Knesset Ethics Committee approval in two weeks’ time.