Yair Golan Sets Demands for Coalition, Threatens Channel 14 Closure
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats, has demanded Channel 14 sign an ethics code or be closed, and that funding for the Eli academy cease. His party also seeks control of key ministries including Justice and Education. Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Yariv Levin criticized Golan's demands, warning of severe consequences for right-wing media and Jewish identity if his party gains power.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yair Golan demands Channel 14 sign ethics code or face closure.
- Golan's party seeks control of Justice, Education, Public Security, and Communications ministries.
- Funding for the Eli preparatory academy will be stopped, Golan announced.
- Finance Minister Smotrich warns Golan's agenda targets right-wing media and settlements.
- Justice Minister Levin accuses Golan of "Bolshevik intentions" and seeks to dismantle democracy.
Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, has laid out a series of demands, including forcing Channel 14 to sign the Press Council's code of ethics or face closure. He also announced that funding for the Eli preparatory academy would be halted. Furthermore, Golan stated his party would seek control over the Ministries of Justice, Education, Public Security, and Communications.
In response, Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich warned that a government led by figures like Golan would lead to the closure of right-wing media and the expulsion of new settlements in Judea and Samaria. He urged supporters of the national camp to vote for parties that are certain to pass the electoral threshold.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Yariv Levin accused the left, led by Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Golan, of "Bolshevik intentions." Levin claimed their objectives include using the Ministry of Justice to dismantle democracy, the Ministry of Education to erase Jewish identity and promote extreme progressivism, the Ministry of Public Security for selective enforcement, and the Ministry of Communications to censor social media and shut down Channel 14. He called on voters to turn out to prevent a reality akin to Soviet Russia.
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