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HaaretzPolitics

Netanyahu's Campaign Censors Student Interview Questions

Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba

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Hebrew · 5 newsrooms covering

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign advisors censored questions prepared by the Tel Aviv University Student Union chairwoman for an interview. Seven of the 17 questions were rejected or altered by campaign staff. The student union chairwoman, Gal Shinoter, left without conducting the interview, stating her words were being changed.

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  • Netanyahu's campaign advisors censored questions for an interview with the Tel Aviv University Student Union chairwoman.
  • Seven of the 17 prepared questions were rejected or partially censored.
  • The interview was scheduled to take place at the Likud party's propaganda studios.
  • Student Union Chairwoman Gal Shinoter left without conducting the interview.
  • Shinoter stated that campaign staff tried to change her wording.
Netanyahu's Campaign Censors Student Interview Questions
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign advisors reportedly censored questions prepared by the chairwoman of the Tel Aviv University Student Union for an interview with the premier. The interview was scheduled to take place late at night at the Likud party's propaganda studios in Petah Tikva. Campaign advisors insisted on reviewing the questions beforehand, and after negotiations, seven out of the 17 questions were rejected entirely or in part.

Gal Shinoter, the student union chairwoman, subsequently left the location without conducting the interview. She stated that the campaign staff attempted to alter her wording.

HaaretzLeft · Tel Aviv

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