Ayelet Hasson Refuses Ultimatum, Canceled from Broadcast
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Presenter Ayelet Hasson will not appear on Kan 11 after refusing to read a dictated apology on air regarding her remarks about Bedouin women. News Director Lior Landenberg issued an ultimatum, demanding she read a specific text that Hasson claims misrepresents her words. Hasson stated her original comments were made on regional radio and that she had already apologized on air and social media, calling the broadcaster's actions unprecedented and potentially politically motivated.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Ayelet Hasson canceled from Kan 11 broadcast after refusing to read dictated apology.
- News Director Lior Landenberg demanded Hasson read a specific text on air.
- Hasson claims the dictated text misrepresented her words and was demeaning.
- She argues the broadcaster's actions are unprecedented and selectively enforced.
- Hasson suggests the ultimatum may be linked to a political incitement campaign against her.
Presenter Ayelet Hasson has responded sharply to an ultimatum issued by the Kan 11 public broadcaster, which demanded she apologize on air for remarks she made about Bedouin women in the Negev. Despite Hasson's prior apologies on social media, the broadcaster's news division stated that if she did not apologize on air, her program would not be aired.
Hasson stated that the News Director, Lior Landenberg, had presented her with an ultimatum: to read a text verbatim that he dictated via WhatsApp. She described the dictated text as misrepresenting her words, demeaning her, and that reading it would be akin to presenting a statement drafted by her own free will. Hasson refused, and this refusal led to her program being canceled.
She argued that this demand was unprecedented, asserting that while news directors have editorial authority, they do not have the right to force a personal statement on a journalist and present it as their own. Hasson also highlighted what she called selective enforcement, noting that offensive statements made on the broadcaster's airwaves about IDF soldiers and other societal groups did not result in similar demands for dictated apologies.
Hasson clarified that her original remarks were made on regional radio, not on Kan 11, and were intended to describe a difficult phenomenon in the Bedouin society of the Negev, supported by academic research. She had already provided a clarification on air, which satisfied the news director, and also apologized on social media. The ethics committee and the broadcaster itself had issued statements acknowledging her clarifications.
Hasson believes the sudden shift and ultimatum may be linked to a political incitement campaign against her, suggesting that the well-being of Bedouin women is not the true motivation. She also criticized leaks from within the corporation that she claims distort the events and fuel the public attack against her, urging for responsible conduct and adherence to journalistic ethics.
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