Calls in the Political System for the Necessity of the Military Radio Station • MK Matan Kahane: "Closing Galat" • MK Yair Golan: "We will remove the IDF from the political debate"

• GLZ // Archive photo: Joshua Yosef

In the shadow of the 35th establishment of the State of Israel, and while the citizens of the state have to deal with the economic consequences of the fight against the spread of the Corona virus in the country, the political system seems to be broadly in agreement about the necessity of operating the military radio station - IDF waves. There are voices from the right and left that call for the station to close.

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MK Matan Kahane, a right-wing faction, posted on Twitter a tweet that clearly called for the closure of the IDF. MK Kahane tweeted that "It's time to close the IDF! It costs about NIS 40 million a year." There are standards like two and a half combat squadrons "(Eisenkot). Currency communication sharpen tensions and controversy. To. For a long time, GPL does not serve the goals for which it was established. No democratic state has room for a military station.

1. It's time to shut down Galz!

2. It costs about NIS 40 million a year. "There are standards like that for two fighter jets" (Eisenkott).

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Currency communication sharpen tensions and controversy. Reverse what should be in the IDF . 4. Glatz has long not served its goals. Shlshman was established.

5. No democratic state has room for a military station. #Private pic.twitter.com/zQeg0r2ZCu

- Matan Kahana Matan Kahana (@KahanaMatan) May 18, 2020

A similar call was made by the reserve champion and current Knesset member Yair Golan of the March faction, although for different reasons. Major General Golan tweeted on Twitter yesterday that "the problem with the IDF is not the political bias", as MK Kahane explained, "but that the IDF is supposed to be concerned with maintaining Israel's security, not broadcasting to the general public."

MK Golan, who used to be a deputy chief of staff, added: "Maybe there was a time for a military station to evacuate the soldiers, but since that is not the case today, we can close the IDF. We will invest the money in improving public broadcasting and spend The IDF from the political debate.

The problem with the GLC is not its political bias, but rather that the IDF should be concerned with maintaining Israel's security, not broadcasting to the general public. Maybe there was a time for a military station to evacuate the soldiers, but since that is not the case today, it is possible to close the GF. We will invest the money in improving public broadcasting, and remove the IDF from the political debate.

- Yair Golan - Yair Golan (@ YairGolan1) May 17, 2020

Discussions about the necessity of a radio station inside the IDF, and the discussion about the station's political implications for the image of the IDF, which has always been and remains the people's army, have intensified since MK Dr. Shlomo Qari of the Likud filed bills to privatize the corporation and waves IDF.

I submitted bills to privatize the corporation and Army Radio:



There is no justification for our soldiers "fight" to fortify the stronghold though long associated with the army and represents only a certain portion of the people.



Era of multichannel and Internet, there is also no justification for spending a billion a year on public broadcasting that serves no one .



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- Shlomo Kari - Shlomo Karhi (@shlomo_karhi) May 4, 2020

MK Torey tweeted earlier this month that he had submitted these bills and called for privatizing the military radio station as well as the public broadcasting corporation. "There is no justification for our soldiers 'fighting' for fortification that has long been unrelated to the army and represents only a certain part of the people," He added: "In a multi-channel and Internet era, there is also no justification for spending about $ 1 billion a year on public broadcasting that serves no one."