Israeli Censor Blocks Report on Netanyahu's Secret Meeting, Which Later Airs on TV
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Israeli military censorship initially banned political correspondent Moty Castel from publishing a report on a secret meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of Defense the U.S. Secretary of Defense, citing national security concerns. Despite Castel's warnings, the story later appeared on Axios and Channel 12. Castel criticized the decision, arguing that foreign publication doesn't diminish security risks and accused the Israeli broadcaster of endangering national security.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israeli military censorship blocked Moty Castel's report on a secret Netanyahu-Buttigieg meeting, citing national security.
- The censored report later appeared on the American website Axios and Israeli Channel 12.
- Moty Castel warned censors that the information would be published by other outlets.
- Castel criticized the decision, stating foreign publication does not negate security risks.
- He accused Channel 12 of endangering national security and U.S. interests.
Political correspondent Moty Castel revealed that Israeli military censorship had prohibited him from publishing details about a secret meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of Defense the U.S. Secretary of Defense. The censor's office claimed that releasing the information could harm national security due to the current heightened tensions and sensitivity. Despite Castel's repeated warnings that the details were likely to be published by other media outlets, the ban remained in place.
Castel stated that the report he submitted early in the evening was completely blocked, only to appear later on Channel 12 news. He expressed frustration, noting that his appeals to the censors were rejected, even as he predicted the information would surface elsewhere. "It has become a routine. The report I sent to the censor early in the evening and they completely rejected, was later published on Channel 12," Castel wrote.
He further criticized the decision, arguing that publication abroad does not negate the security risks cited by the censor. The report first appeared on the American website Axios before being broadcast by Israeli media, including Channel 12. Castel suggested that if the IDF representatives' claims were true, Channel 12 was repeatedly endangering national security, as well as U.S. security and relations with other countries.
Castel also drew parallels to a previous incident involving the German newspaper Bild, questioning the hypocrisy of those who condemned that leak while now allowing similar information to be published. He posited that if sensitive information leak could jeopardize a planned military operation, it would constitute treason.
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