Journalists' Union Leadership Moves to Oust Chairman Amid Funding Dispute
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
The executive committee of the Journalists' Union is seeking to remove Chairman Haim Har-Zahav over allegations he offered legal funding to i24 employees against the union's own petition. Har-Zahav stated his mission is to protect jobs and press freedom. The committee described its action as a necessary and sorrowful step.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- The Journalists' Union executive committee is moving to oust Chairman Haim Har-Zahav.
- The committee alleges Har-Zahav offered legal funding to i24 employees against the union's petition.
- Har-Zahav stated his mission is to protect jobs and press freedom.
- The committee called its action unusual but necessary and sorrowful.
The executive committee of the Journalists' Union has drafted a document detailing its allegations against Chairman Haim Har-Zahav, which has reached TheMarker. The committee is initiating an unusual process to remove Har-Zahav from his position, citing a "grave" breach of trust.
According to the draft, Har-Zahav allegedly offered financial support for legal counsel to the i24 employees' committee. This support was intended to enable them to submit a position against a petition filed by the Journalists' Union itself. The committee described the document as "very unusual, but written out of necessity and with great sorrow."
Har-Zahav, in response, stated, "My mission is to protect employees' jobs and freedom of the press."
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