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Petition Demands Criminal Probe of Channel 14 for Censorship Violations

By יסמין גואטה

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A petition was filed with Israel's High Court of Justice demanding a criminal investigation into Channel 14 and its presenters for allegedly publishing prohibited security information during the war. The "Swords of Iron Warriors" forum submitted the petition, citing a pattern of violations over two years. The petitioners claim the channel unlawfully used sensitive information for ratings, harming national security interests.

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Petition filed with High Court demands criminal probe of Channel 14 for censorship violations.
The "Swords of Iron Warriors" forum submitted the petition against the channel and its presenters.
Allegations concern publishing prohibited security information during the ongoing war.
The petition cites a pattern of violations over more than two years.
Channel 14 accused of unlawfully using sensitive information for ratings, harming national security.

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A petition filed with the High Court of Justice (Bagatz) on Wednesday demands 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 ongoing war, where the channel and its presenters are accused of violating censorship directives. It alleges a "structured mechanism where sensitive, sometimes top-secret, security information is used unlawfully as a tool for generating ratings and public influence, directly harming the national and security interests of the State of Israel."