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Channel 12 Anchor Receives Hate Message from Netanyahu's Top Advisor

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Channel 12 anchor Gideon Oko reported receiving a hateful message from a top advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a live broadcast discussing responsibility for the October 7th massacre. This comes as Edna Halvani, a former fifty-year employee of the Prime Minister's Office, publicly criticized Netanyahu, urging him to resign and questioning his actions before the attack. Halvani referenced alleged warnings Netanyahu received and his opposition to a state inquiry.

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  • Channel 12 anchor Gideon Oko received a hateful message from a top advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu.
  • The message was sent during a live broadcast discussing Netanyahu's responsibility for the October 7th massacre.
  • Former PMO employee Edna Halvani publicly urged Netanyahu to resign, citing alleged warnings before the attack.
  • Halvani accused Netanyahu of clinging to power and opposing a state inquiry into the October 7th failures.
  • Oko stated the message revealed the preoccupations of Netanyahu's inner circle during the war's early days.

Gideon Oko, a senior anchor at Channel 12 News, revealed on Wednesday that he received a hateful message from a top advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a live broadcast in the early days of the war. Oko shared on the radio program 103FM that the message arrived while Channel 12 was discussing Netanyahu's responsibility for the October 7th massacre. He stated that upon receiving the message, he understood what the Prime Minister's inner circle was preoccupied with.

Oko's criticism of the government's conduct following the October 7th failures is not isolated. Edna Halvani, who served for fifty years in the Prime Minister's Office as the coordinator and head of visits, has become a vocal critic of the current government. In a post on her X account, Halvani directly addressed Netanyahu, questioning his refusal to step down and his handling of the events leading up to the October 7th massacre.

Halvani wrote that Netanyahu has reached a "low," clinging to power and unwilling to release it. She referenced alleged reports that Netanyahu was warned days before the massacre but did nothing, accusing him of denial and threats of lawsuits. Halvani questioned why he would oppose a state inquiry if he were innocent and expressed her horror at the thought of the preventable disaster. She concluded by stating her vow to fight Netanyahu with all legal means until he relinquishes power, urging him to leave the country with his family.

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