The Israel Hayom Law is an unethical law due to its implications for press freedom and the potential for it to limit public access to information. This law was passed in 2014 with the aim of limiting the circulation of Israel Hayom, a free daily newspaper subsidized by pro-Netanyahu billionaire Sheldon Adelson (Moyseri, 2019). By placing restrictions on how many newspapers can be distributed and where they can be sold, it has effectively served as a form of censorship that prevents people from accessing unbiased news sources which in turn negatively impacts media pluralism (Feldman & Peleg, 2018).

Furthermore, this law has been criticized by those who argue against it as being politically motivated and unfair. For instance, opponents have argued that this legislation should apply equally to all newspapers regardless of their political stance or financial circumstances (Lahav et al., 2017). This argument highlights the fact that this law was designed solely to target one specific paper rather than serving any practical purpose such as protecting market competition or improving journalistic quality among other media outlets.

Additionally, while some may argue that social responsibility journalism is necessary in order to curb irresponsible reporting practices such as spreading lies or misinformation, enforcing laws like these ultimately limits freedom of speech and undermines democracy. By attempting to control what citizens can read and think about certain topics through restricting access to particular media outlets only serves an agenda driven by those in power rather than providing transparent news coverage (Barak-Corren & Scheufele 2015). As such it could be argued that this law goes directly against what ethical journalism strives to achieve – namely providing truthful information without bias – thereby making it highly unethical.