[6] In 2016 due to a series of reports of bullying and rude behavior towards members, colleagues suspended the politician from the floor of the Knesset chamber for a period of six months except for voting.

The Red Cross stated that Israel has a duty to guarantee the safety and dignity of Palestinian families visiting prisoners, and that it "takes very seriously what happened today (Monday)".

[13] Hazan endorsed the candidature of Marine Le Pen in the 2017 French presidential election, though the Israeli government officially boycotts her National Front movement.

[16] In July 2018, during an interview to Australian-Israeli activist Avi Yemini, Hazan stated that illegal immigrants from Africa constituted a threat to Israel, which would destroy the country.

[18] Following the marriage of Jewish actor and singer Tzachi Halevy to Muslim news anchor Lucy Aharish, Hazan criticized the couple on Twitter for what he saw as assimilation.

Then interior minister Aryeh Deri echoed his position, but some other politicians and public figures such as Shelly Yachimovich, Yoel Hasson, and Idan Raichel reacted negatively to Hazan's comments, describing them as racist.

[9] On 9 September 2019, Hazan was sentenced to 100 hours of community service for an incident in 2014 when he had assaulted a civil servant for freezing his mother's bank account for nonpayment of taxes.