Journalist Mocks Pollster's Election Forecast in Sarcastic Apology
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
Journalist Einav Galili sarcastically apologized to Channel 14's poll editor, Shlomo Filber, for his election night forecast that significantly overestimated the Netanyahu bloc's seats. Galili's initial comment on Channel 12 about the poll's projection led to viewer backlash, prompting her ironic apology. Filber later attributed polling inaccuracies to "mind engineering" of citizens, while media personality Eyal Berkovich had apologized to Filber for doubting his predictions.
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- Journalist Einav Galili sarcastically apologized to pollster Shlomo Filber over election forecast errors.
- Channel 14's poll predicted 62 seats for Netanyahu bloc, final results showed only 53.
- Galili faced viewer backlash for her initial skepticism about Filber's projection.
- Media personality Eyal Berkovich had previously apologized to Filber for doubting his predictions.
- Filber cited "mind engineering" as the cause of polling inaccuracies.
Journalist and TV presenter Einav Galili posted a pointed message on her X account Friday, sarcastically apologizing to Shlomo Filber, Channel 14's poll editor. The apology was a critique of the significant discrepancy between Filber's election night forecast and the final results, which showed the Netanyahu bloc securing only 53 seats.
Galili, who was part of the election panel on Channel 12, recalled her comment during the rival channel's poll broadcast. She stated that when Channel 14 projected 62 seats for the Netanyahu bloc, she remarked that she was "very interested in what they are taking." Following this, she revealed that she received numerous messages from viewers demanding she retract her statement and apologize to Filber.
Some viewers reportedly asked, "How could you say that about Filber?" and "You've been silenced, huh?!" Others insisted, "Apologize to Shlomo Filber!" and even suggested, "Do like Berko and ask Filber for forgiveness."
Galili concluded her post with a seemingly reversed apology: "In light of this and after consideration, I wish to apologize to Channel 14's pollster, Shlomo Filber, for estimating that he predicted 62 seats for the Netanyahu bloc, when it later turned out the Netanyahu bloc indeed won 53 seats. Sorry."
Channel 14's initial election night poll predicted 62 seats for the Netanyahu bloc, later revised to 60. The final vote count confirmed the bloc did not achieve the majority needed to form a government.
Media personality Eyal Berkovich had previously apologized to Filber on his radio show, stating, "Filber said 'Netanyahu with 27 to 28 seats.' Filber was right, I take my hat off and apologize to him for saying he was lying." Berkovich was referring to Filber's accurate prediction of Likud's seat count.
Filber himself recently addressed the criticism of the polls, attributing the main issue for polling firms to their estimation of support for the Likud party. He wrote in a post, "This is not Yom Kippur for pollsters, it's not the accuracy of Channel 14's poll. This is an earthquake regarding the mind engineering of Israel's citizens."
