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The NYT wonders: "Is public television Netanyahu's next target?" - Walla! Barangay

2023-04-17T10:55:32.806Z


The relationship between Netanyahu and the corporation reaches the New York Times: "Is public television the next target?"


"These days there is a new focus here: to survive. This is at the center of the sights of Israel's right-wing government that was elected in November. Through Shlomo Karai, the Minister of Communications, the government issued a number of threats against the corporation ranging from the cancellation of funding to its closure."

"Is public television the next target of the Israeli government?" asks New York Times magazine reporter David Segal, in an unusually long article published earlier this week in the newspaper.



"The corporation's 1,000 employees manage a prestigious television, radio, digital and news division and produce some of the most valued content productions in Israel, some of which are broadcast on streaming platforms around the world. As someone who is considered the Israeli answer to the BBC or the PBC, here with its headquarters in Jerusalem, it is more interested in stability than in ratings," It was written, among other things.

"These days there is a new focus here: to survive. This is at the center of the sights of Israel's right-wing government that was elected in November. Through Shlomo Karai, the Minister of Communications, the government issued a number of threats against the corporation ranging from the cancellation of funding to its closure."



In the article, Netanyahu is attributed with intentions to harm the corporation, despite the fact that the issue has recently fallen off the agenda.

"Political leaders in Israel almost as in many countries try to influence and shape the news coverage, but Prime Minister Netanyahu seems especially eager to manage the media. Two of the three indictments against him concern in return for positive coverage from powerful publishers one owns a major daily newspaper and the other operates an online news site Popular (Netanyahu denies the accusations)".

New York Times Broadcasting Corporation (photo: screenshot, screenshot)

"Krei can announce tomorrow that all Israelis must occupy a red hat, but that does not mean that anyone will obey him," according to Mr. Handel.

"He must concentrate on his appointment, which is to make sure that Israel is connected/connected in the best possible way"

The article reviews the relationship between the Broadcasting Corporation and the Netanyahu government, and does not hesitate to attack Communications Minister Shlomo Karai, who stated several times since taking office about his desire to close the corporation, and then - at the behest of Netanyahu, who did not want this front in addition to that of the coup d'état - abandoned his original intention , and reduced his goals to take radio frequencies out of his hands.

"Here it was designed to stop the influence of political parties; the election of council members is the job of professionals in the field. It is a body that created an impressive list of television programs, which included a 3-episode documentary series about Adolf Eichmann, "Hasten's Testimony", which can be viewed on AMAZON PRIME and financed by several companies. Last month here he was nominated for 125 Ophir Awards, the Israeli version of the Oscars and Emmy Awards, more than double the number of nominations of his competitors.



"This is not a position that Kraei can take unilaterally. His predecessor in the position, Yoaz Handel, said in an interview that Mr. Kraei does not seem to understand his role, a role that has nothing to do with the budget here - it is the domain of the Ministry of Finance - and it is about building communication infrastructures such as the 5G infrastructures.



"'Krei can announce tomorrow that all Israelis must occupy a red hat, but that doesn't mean anyone will obey him,' says Mr. Handel.

"He must concentrate on his appointment, which is to make sure that Israel is connected/connected in the best possible way."



"Elad Malka, deputy director of the Ministry of Communications, does not agree with him.

"The minister in charge of public broadcasting is the minister of communications," he argued. "Of course, if the minister wants to make changes, he must contact the Knesset," added Mr. Malka.


Even if he does not have the authority to close Kaan himself, Mr. Karai has attracted national attention in Israel, because his statements apparently reflect the government's will.

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