Commentator Apologizes for 'Serious Error' in Broadcast About Netanyahu
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Journalist Avishai Ben-Chaim apologized for a serious error made during a broadcast about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He initially stated the "hegemony" targeted Netanyahu and his Mizrahi voters. Ben-Chaim corrected himself, saying the hegemony first targets Mizrahi people who resist it, and then targets Netanyahu as a consequence.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Commentator Avishai Ben-Chaim apologized for a serious error in a television broadcast.
- Ben-Chaim's initial statement focused on the "hegemony" targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- He corrected his statement to say the "hegemony" targets Mizrahi voters first.
- Ben-Chaim stated the persecution of Netanyahu is a consequence of targeting these voters.
Journalist and commentator Dr. Avishai Ben-Chaim has issued a correction on social media regarding statements he made during a television broadcast concerning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters. Ben-Chaim described his initial statement as a "serious error" and explained that he had said the "hegemony" wanted to remove Netanyahu's head, thus persecuting and boycotting him, and by extension, boycotting his Mizrahi voters who do not bow to this hegemony. He clarified that the more precise phrasing, in his view, reverses the order of cause and effect. Ben-Chaim stated, "I made a mistake. I should have said more precisely: The hegemony wants to remove the heads of the Mizrahim who do not bow to it, and therefore it persecutes and boycotts Netanyahu."
