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Monday, December 29, 2025
Police probing allegations of misconduct in office of Education Minister Yoav Kisch
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The Israel Police confirmed yesterday that it is probing allegations of irregularities and misconduct in the office of Education Minister Yoav Kisch after they surfaced in a Channel 12 investigative report last month.
The purported wrongdoings revealed by the news outlet include allegations of personal and political interests influencing the work of the Education Ministry.
In one case, Channel 12 alleged that a tender had been awarded to a company owned by the father of Kisch’s chief of staff. In another case, the company at which the partner of the ministry’s director general is employed was alleged to have received contracts worth hundreds of millions of shekels.
Additional allegations involve Likud council members being awarded contracts without a tender, and an unreported conflict of interest in an appraisal meeting concerning funds for the Kfar Saba municipality, where Kisch’s partner works.
Following the Channel 12 report, which Kisch dismissed as “false,” the Movement for Quality Government appealed for a police investigation into his office.
The request was accepted by the police yesterday, although Channel 12 reports that it will be a few weeks until it is clear whether the initial investigation will develop further.
The Times of Israel Community.