search
Amit Segal
Israeli journalist Amit Segal. (CC BY-SA Hanay/Wikimedia Commons)
March 5, 2019, 10:56 pm
Arab Israeli party sues journalist for calling it a ‘terror organization’
Balad demands $77,500 and an apology from Channel 12’s Amit Segal, terming his claim ‘malicious, offensive, cynical and irresponsible’
By TOI staff
MK Stav Shaffir (Zionist Union) addresses the Knesset on March 7, 2017. (Screen capture/YouTube)
March 8, 2017, 4:28 pm
Labor MK chastised by Likud duo for sleeveless outfit
After rebuke, Stav Shaffir points to irony of being lectured on modesty by MK Oren Hazan, accused of pimping prostitutes
By Jacob Magid
MK Oren Hazan attends at a State Control Committee meeting on the subject of force-feeding prisoners who are on hunger strikes, at the Knesset on June 22, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 13, 2016, 4:58 pm
Likud’s bad boy MK Oren Hazan facing assault charges
Lawmaker denies he attacked Ariel mayor in 2014, says case ‘built on foundation of lies and political rivalry’
By Raoul Wootliff
Likud MK Oren Hazan seen at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv on March 6, 2016, for a hearing for a libel lawsuit Hazan filed against Channel 2 News reporter Amit Segal. (Flash90)
October 28, 2016, 8:20 am
PM holds secret talks on future of scandal-hit MK Oren Hazan
Netanyahu mulls range of actions against Likud lawmaker after judge finds he took hard drugs prior to entering Knesset
By TOI staff
Oren Hazan seen at the Knesset on September 19, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 27, 2016, 9:58 am
Minister says drug-abusing MK Hazan unfit for Knesset
Naftali Bennett calls on prime minister to take action over scandal-ridden Likud lawmaker after court finds he used crystal meth before entering politics
By Tamar Pileggi
Meretz chairwoman Zehava Galon leads the party's weekly faction meeting at the Knesset, November 2, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 25, 2016, 5:05 pm
Female MKs want Hazan investigated for ‘pimping’
Growing pressure for bad-boy lawmaker to resign after judge says he took hard drugs, may have provided prostitutes to casino customers
By Raoul Wootliff
Likud MK Oren Hazan (L) hands Channel 2 News reporter Amit Segal a copy of the libel lawsuit Hazan filed against Segal, October 12, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 25, 2016, 12:14 pm
Rejecting libel lawsuit, court says MK Hazan took hard drugs
Judge throws out bulk of NIS 1m case against journalist Amit Segal of Channel 2 news, affirming truth of report that lawmaker partied hard while running a Bulgaria casino
By Raoul Wootliff
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman attends a security discussion at the Security and Foreign Affairs Committee at the Knesset, on July 18, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 21, 2016, 4:02 pm
Liberman: Palestinian poet’s writings are like ‘Mein Kampf’
Defense minister tells Army Radio chief following program on works of Mahmoud Darwish that his legacy cannot be part of Israeli narrative
By Stuart Winer
Likud MK Oren Hazan seen at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv on March 6, 2016, for a hearing for a libel lawsuit Hazan filed against Channel 2 News reporter Amit Segal. (Flash90)
May 24, 2016, 12:43 am
Scandal-ridden MK: TV reporter the reason I’m single
Oren Hazan seeking NIS 1 million in damages from Amit Segal over 2015 report alleging he hired prostitutes, smoked meth
By TOI staff
Likud Member of Knesset Oren Hazan during a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, June 15, 2015 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 3, 2015, 6:21 am
Likud concerned Hazan suspension will destabilize coalition
With only a 61-seat coalition in 120-member House, ruling party depends on every single vote to pass legislation
By TOI staff
Likud MK Oren Hazan arrives at a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on June 08, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 2, 2015, 5:25 pm
Ethics Committee bans Oren Hazan from Knesset debates
Controversial Likud MK suspended for a month after a series of complaints against him, including mocking a disabled lawmaker
By Raoul Wootliff and Marissa Newman
Likud MK Oren Hazan holds a press conference at the Knesset announcing he submitted a lawsuit for 1 million shekels against Channel 2 news reporter Amit Segal for libel, October 12, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 12, 2015, 5:24 pm
Likud lawmaker sues reporter over prostitutes, drugs ‘libel’
Oren Hazan files 1-million-shekel libel lawsuit against journalist Amit Segal of Channel 2
By Raoul Wootliff
Likud MK Oren Hazan arrives at a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on June 08, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 9, 2015, 1:58 pm
Scandal-ridden deputy Knesset speaker banned from chairing sessions
Oren Hazan accused of hiring prostitutes for friends, using hard drugs in Bulgaria; opposition MK calls for Interpol investigation
By Judah Ari Gross
Likud MK Oren Hazan attends a Knesset Finance Committee meeting on June 8, 2015. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
June 9, 2015, 11:09 am
Deputy Knesset speaker swears pimping, meth use ‘never happened’
Likud’s Oren Hazan lashes out over report he hired prostitutes for friends, used hard drugs while managing a Bulgaria casino
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (photo credit: FLASH90)
February 9, 2014, 4:51 pm
Clock ticks on PM’s absent interviews
Netanyahu goes over a year since he last talked with the Israeli press, and a political blog has officially put him on watch
By Aron Dónzis
Load More
Join us!
A message from the Editor of Times of Israel
David Horovitz

The Times of Israel covers one of the most complicated, and contentious, parts of the world. Determined to keep readers fully informed and enable them to form and flesh out their own opinions, The Times of Israel has gradually established itself as the leading source of independent and fair-minded journalism on Israel, the region and the Jewish world.

We've achieved this by investing ever-greater resources in our journalism while keeping all of the content on our site free.

Unlike many other news sites, we have not put up a paywall. But we would like to invite readers who can afford to do so, and for whom The Times of Israel has become important, to help support our journalism by joining The Times of Israel Community. Join now and for as little as $6 a month you can both help ensure our ongoing investment in quality journalism, and enjoy special status and benefits as a Times of Israel Community member.

Become a member of The Times of Israel Community