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Petition Demands Criminal Probe of Channel 14 for Censorship Violations

By יסמין גואטה

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A petition filed with the High Court of Justice on Wednesday demands a criminal investigation into Channel 14 and its presenters for allegedly publishing prohibited security information during the war. The forum of Swords of Iron Warriors claims the channel used sensitive information for ratings, harming national security. The petition covers incidents over two years of the war.

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Petition filed with High Court demands criminal probe of Channel 14 for security info leaks.
The Forum of Swords of Iron Warriors submitted the petition against the channel and its presenters.
Allegations include using sensitive, secret information for ratings and public influence.
The petition covers incidents spanning over two years of the ongoing war.
The forum claims the leaks directly harm Israel's national and security interests.

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A petition was filed with the High Court of Justice (Bagatz) on Wednesday demanding a criminal investigation and administrative proceedings against Channel 14 and its presenters for allegedly publishing prohibited security information during the war. The petition, submitted by the Forum of Swords of Iron Warriors, headed by Colonel (res.) Hanoch Daube, targets the channel's management and employees, as well as those who leaked secret information to them.

The petition details a series of incidents over more than two years, during the height of the war, where the channel and its presenters are alleged to have violated censorship directives. It states, "A structured mechanism in which sensitive, sometimes top-secret, security information is used unlawfully as a tool for producing ratings and public influence, thereby directly harming the national and security interests of the State of Israel."