Code of ethics

Talent, arrogance, and the cost of not being ready in sports and war - opinion

Sport, of course, is never just sport. It is one of the most powerful metaphors we have for life itself. ...In Israel, the clamor is growing for a full national investigation into October 7 failures.

England players shake hands after the match. The Ashes, Australia vs England, Fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, last week.
CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the Norwegian oil fund, Nicolai Tangen holds a press conference on the Government Pension Fund Global's results for the first quarter in Oslo, Norway, April 24, 2025

Norway’s ethical funds: The double standard of global capital - opinion

 HOW DO factory farms figure in?

Kosher or cruel? The Jewish ethical dilemma of factory-farmed meat

 An illustrative image of a hospital bed.

Jewish ethical dilemma: What does Halacha say about coercing medical treatment?


Israeli professor says West Bank university 'wrong place' for conference

Open letter calls for this week’s conference to not ‘legitimize occupation’

Ariel University in the West Bank

Is the Gaza sniper video the Hebron Shooter saga on steroids?

There may be 100 ways in which this Gaza saga is different and less serious, but from a first glance, the video seems to show the same thing.

Palestinians take cover from Israeli snipers during clashes at the Gaza-Israel border at a protest in the southern Gaza Strip March 31, 2018

Sparks fly over 'texting judge' during contentious Knesset panel meeting

A general view shows the plenum during the swearing-in ceremony of the 20th Knesset, the new Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem March 31, 2015.

Disgraces in the Knesset

A sudden death brought about squabbles in the Knesset - and questions of morality.

The Knesset building

Author of IDF ethics code comes out against ignoring provocations

“What we saw is seemingly not the best professional way of solving the problem.”

A Palestinian woman argues with Israeli army soldiers as she is searched at a checkpoint during clashes in the West Bank Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron

Hebron shooter Elor Azaria begins serving sentence for manslaughter

Azaria enters prison after court rejects his request to postpone until chief of staff decides on commuting sentence.

Elor Azaria wearing a shirt with the Star of David as he enters prison in August, 2017

IDF Code of Conduct author: Azaria sentence sets 'wrong precedent'

The IDF Court of Appeals chose to uphold the conviction and 18-month sentence of Elor Azaria.

Former Israeli soldier Elor Azaria and his family await a ruling on the appeal of his manslaughter conviction

Public integrity and social responsibility

Moses and the sages who followed him wished to inculcate norms of public integrity. Even when a person is sure of the righteousness of his deeds,

People dance

Saudi woman arrested for 'immodest' miniskirt video

The woman, who has been detained, has also been shamed by many Saudis on social media for her choice of clothing.

Women wearing traditional Saudi clothing, or an abaya

Les universités mises au pas

Le code éthique proposé par Naftali Bennett divise l’enseignement supérieur

Le professeur Asa Kasher, auteur du code éthique