Netanyahu Promotes the “Traitors from within” Conspiracy
PM Benjamin Netanyahu, the criminal defendant, descends to a new low in his attempt to escape his trial and shift blame away from himself
Channel 14 Aired Iranian Propaganda
Channel 14 broadcast a fake Iranian video of former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant as if it were real. This is not an exceptional incident
Amit Segal Did Not Deny the Reckless Move: Published Internal Shin Bet Document on Air
Channel 12 news commentator Amit Segal was confronted on air with the claim that his broadcasting of an internal Shin Bet document, “with a serial number and handwritten notes by Ronen Bar,” led to the opening of an investigation • Segal, who is campaigning against the investigation, did not deny and preferred to change the subject
Channel 12 Files Complaint Against Yinon Magal: “Magal’s incitement campaign continues without any restraints or reins”
Channel 12 News has filed a police complaint against media personality Yinon Magal, host of The Patriots on Channel 14, claiming he incited violence against journalist Amnon Abramovich • Abramovich: Following Magal’s words, I received threatening phone calls • Channel 14: They are trying to silence us
Netanyahu Files Sixth Defamation Lawsuit – Again Regarding His Ties with Qatar
Prime Minister Netanyahu, Currently on Trial for Corruption offenses, Files Another Defamation Lawsuit • Netanyahu is requesting a “confiscation order” against anyone possessing “copies of the publication” – meaning anyone with a smartphone or computer
“Embarrassing”
Tamir Morag, Channel 14 employee, Sues Twitter Account That Posted His Image on The 40-Year-Old Virgin Movie Poster • claims the tweet made him “an object of ridicule and humiliation” and led to “many humiliating responses” such as: “Bald virgin who works for the Qatar gang”
Hate and Disgust on Channel 14: Transphobic censorship at the Independence Day ceremony
Channel 14 censored the transgender singer Dana International, one of the guests of honor at the ceremony • During the censored minutes, viewership dropped by 30% • The channel refused to comment, but this follows a consistent pattern of LGBTQ-phobia that characterizes the channel, owned by Yitzhak Mirilashvili
The Representation Index: Channel 14 Almost Completely Excludes Arabs
Throughout 2024, only a single Arab citizen appeared on The Patriots, the most popular program on channel 14, which broadcast fake news and propaganda • The representation rate of Arab speakers on the channel’s Main News Broadcast is as low as 0.5% • The Representation Index is a collaboration with the Sikkuy-Aufoq
“The damage of the law is clear”
The government is requesting to extend for the second time the validity of the “Al Jazeera Law,” despite claiming in court that the law is “constitutional” because it is limited in time • The Association for Civil Rights: The law infringes on freedom of the press and expression, does not serve any real security purpose, and is actually part of the media coup laws of Netanyahu’s government
Foreign Press Association Petition Hearing Postponed
A side effect of the constitutional crisis: Hearings scheduled for petitions about the crisis pushed back the hearing on the Al-Jazeera law and now also the hearing on the foreign journalists’ petition demanding to lift the entry ban to the Gaza Strip • The state has been delaying its response to the petition for half a year
