Likud Party Asks News Channels Not to Broadcast October 7 Families' Rally Live
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
The Likud party has asked Israeli news channels not to broadcast a rally for families of October 7th victims live. Attorney Ilan Bombach cited election law prohibiting campaign propaganda within 60 days of an election. The party believes the rally could be considered election propaganda and requested a broadcast delay for filtering.
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- Likud asked news channels not to broadcast the October 7 families' rally live.
- The party cited election law prohibiting campaign propaganda within 60 days of an election.
- Attorney Ilan Bombach sent the request to Channels 11, 12, 13, and 14.
- Likud believes the rally could be construed as election propaganda.
- The party requested a delay to filter out potential election campaigning.
The Likud party has requested that Israeli news channels refrain from broadcasting the upcoming rally of families of victims from the October 7th Hamas attack live. Attorney Ilan Bombach, representing the Likud, sent a letter to Channels 11, 12, 13, and 14, arguing that broadcasting the event live would violate election law. He stated that election propaganda is prohibited on radio and television during the 60 days preceding an election, and therefore, the broadcast should be "suspended for a period of time sufficient to filter out election propaganda."
The party's demand comes ahead of the rally scheduled for Saturday night, with the Likud asserting that the event could be construed as election campaigning. The request implies a concern that the rally, while focused on the victims and the events of October 7th, might be used in a way that benefits political parties or campaigns during the sensitive election period.
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