Movement for Quality of Government Petitions Against Channel 14 Over Election Day Broadcasts
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
The Movement for Quality of Government filed an urgent petition against Channel 14, alleging prohibited Likud campaign propaganda was broadcast on election day. The movement demands the removal of these messages from broadcast and digital platforms. This follows a previous petition dismissed by the Central Elections Committee chairman, Judge Noam Sohlberg. The action also occurs amidst threats from Yair Golan to close the channel.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Movement for Quality of Government petitioned against Channel 14 for alleged Likud propaganda on election day.
- The petition demands removal of messages like "The left and the Arabs are storming the ballot boxes" from broadcast and digital platforms.
- Judge Noam Sohlberg, Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, received the urgent petition.
- A previous petition against Channel 14 was dismissed by Judge Sohlberg.
- Yair Golan previously threatened to close Channel 14, calling it a "propaganda channel."
The Movement for Quality of Government has filed an urgent petition with the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, against Channel 14. The movement alleges that messages broadcast by the channel on election day, including "The left and the Arabs are storming the ballot boxes," were identified with the Likud party's campaign and constituted prohibited propaganda.
The petition demands that these messages be removed from broadcast and digital platforms. The movement argues that broadcasting such messages violates the law prohibiting election propaganda on voting day.
This is not the first petition filed against Channel 14 during the current election cycle. Previously, Judge Sohlberg dismissed a petition seeking to prevent the channel from broadcasting news and current affairs programs featuring candidates from the Likud, Religious Zionism, and Otzma Yehudit parties. At that time, it was determined that the Elections Committee was not the appropriate venue for such a broad request.
The new petition also comes amid explicit threats against the channel. Yair Golan, Chairman of the Democrats, had previously stated that if he came to power, he would act to close Channel 14, which he called a "propaganda channel." He later qualified his remarks, stating the channel would be closed if it refused to operate according to what he defined as "accepted journalistic rules."
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