Netanyahu Escalates Attack on News Page 'Push'
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a public campaign against the news page "Push," accusing it of biased reporting and alleging politicians are funding its content. The "Push" page, which has reportedly lost 7,000 followers during the attacks, has retaliated by publishing unflattering images of Netanyahu and favorable content about his political rivals. Netanyahu's office blames the Barkat family, who are said to remain stakeholders in the page, for the critical coverage. The Prime Minister is attempting to discredit "Push" by labeling it a left-wing outlet and urging his supporters to unfollow it.
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- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leading an aggressive campaign against the news page "Push."
- Netanyahu claims politicians are funding "Push" and promises to reveal their names.
- The "Push" page has retaliated with critical content and a photo of Netanyahu with Yasser Arafat.
- Netanyahu's office attributes the page's critical coverage to the Barkat family, who remain stakeholders.
- The "Push" page has lost 7,000 followers since the Prime Minister's campaign began.
- Netanyahu is attempting to brand "Push" as a left-wing page and urging followers to unfollow.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has intensified his public criticism of the popular right-wing news page "Push," accusing it of biased reporting and suggesting politicians are funding its content. The campaign, which began with posts from Netanyahu himself and his son Yair, has also involved allies like Yinon Magal urging followers to unfollow the page. Netanyahu claims that "Push" is being financed by various politicians and has promised to reveal their names, though no evidence has yet been presented.
Netanyahu's office and family attribute the page's critical coverage, which has shifted from strong support for Itamar Ben-Gvir to include criticism of Netanyahu as "militarily weak and irresolute," to the Barkat family, who are reportedly still stakeholders in "Push." This accusation follows an earlier aggressive campaign by Netanyahu against Nir Barkat before the Likud primaries, where he alleged Barkat led a "putsch" against him after October 7th, resulting in Barkat's lower position on the party list.
"Push" has responded to the attacks by publishing a photo of Netanyahu smiling with Yasser Arafat and posting content favorable to Gadi Eisenkot and Ben-Gvir, at Netanyahu's expense. The page has reportedly lost 7,000 followers since Netanyahu's campaign began. The article notes that reports of the Barkat family selling their stake in "Push" were premature and that they remain involved.
Netanyahu is attempting to brand "Push" as a left-wing page and is encouraging his supporters to disengage from it. This strategy appears to be backfiring, as the page has not seen an increase in followers due to the attention, and has instead experienced a decline.
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