Knesset Immunity Hearing Erupts After Naor Shiri Is Ejected

A routine Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting turned into a public clash on a discussion of the immunity request involving MK Tali Gottlieb of Likud. Committee chair MK Ofir Katz was forced to use his authority and order MK Naor Shiri of Yesh Atid out of the room after the argument escalated.

The confrontation began when Shiri, in what the article describes as a provocative jab at Gottlieb, addressed her during the hearing. Just before being removed, he shouted, “I have immunity, you cannot remove me.” Gottlieb replied sharply, “The regulations come before your immunity.”

The exchange left those in the room embarrassed and the session was briefly halted. According to the report, Shiri’s remark was widely seen as a cynical attempt to test the line between parliamentary immunity and the Knesset’s mandatory disciplinary rules.

The incident comes amid broader tensions in the Knesset, where immunity has become a political weapon in daily disputes. The committee recently approved the dissolution bill, relations between the coalition and opposition are worsening, and other contentious committee battles have also been unfolding, including the recent uproar over MK Limor Son Har-Melech’s appointment as chair of the Health Committee. The larger question, the article says, is where the boundary lies between parliamentary privilege and obedience to Knesset procedure.