Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz Editorial12:22 AM • June 18 2026 IDTIn 2016, there was no question. The Knesset House Committee voted unanimously to strip lawmaker Basel Ghattas, who was suspected of (and later convicted for) smuggling cellphones to security prisoners, of his parliamentary immunity. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Shin BetKnessetIsraeli politicsAttorney General of IsraelCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael ElectionsGaza FlotillaAIPAC's PlaybookIsrael FlightsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastImmunity for Me, Not for Thee: Israeli Lawmakers Chose to Protect Their OwnIsrael's Defeat in Iran Isn't a Disaster – It's an Opportunity to Face the TruthNetanyahu's Excellent English Didn't Save 1,200 Israelis on October 7State Tells Top Court: Police Will Allow Shabbat Protests Near Netanyahu's HomeHaaretz CartoonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Fork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France