Radio broadcaster Natan Zehavi caused a stir over the past day, after he posted a post on his private Facebook page last night (Sunday) in which he wrote "I saw Channel 14 for half an hour - I wish the studio would burn on its occupants."
Next, delete the broadcast post.
Zehavi repeated his words this morning on his radio program broadcast on 103FM.
"I said a difficult thing, I know - it's so horrible and horrible! Sitting a bunch of scoundrels led by Yinon Magal and filthy and dirty (referring to the" Patriots "program broadcast on the channel, AA).
"The highlight was when they brought in MK Miri Regev to add oil to the fire - they showed a segment after which I turned off the television," he said on his show.
Following the broadcaster's words, a complaint was filed on behalf of the channel against the police, alleging incitement to violence and a complaint to the Second Authority for Radio and Television.
The channel also announced that it would increase security in the compound, added an artificial intelligence system to the digital security system and tightened the entry procedures to the place, apparently following threatening calls that came to the system after what Zehavi said.
The post that Zehavi published last night against Channel 14,
Itai Wellman, the channel's CEO, said: “It is very sad that in the State of Israel in 2022 there are voices calling for people to be burned.
I expect all the media to condemn things. "
The broadcaster's statement was widely condemned, and 103FM even announced his suspension from broadcast until the new announcement: "His statement on today's broadcast is a serious statement that has no place with us. This is a blatant crossing of the boundaries of freedom of expression. The presenter from broadcast until a new message. "
The Israel Journalists' Organization also condemned the remarks: "The organization is appalled and reluctantly rejects the words of Natan Zehavi, a presenter who said on the broadcast that he longs for the burning of a Channel 14 editorial studio on its occupants. This is serious incitement,
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