Former IDF Spokesperson Filmed at Cafe, Refuses to Comment
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Former IDF spokesperson Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was approached by i24NEWS at a cafe on the anniversary of a past affair but refused to comment. This encounter follows a mistaken identity incident involving Channel 14, which wrongly identified another woman as Tomer-Yerushalmi in a report three months prior. The channel later removed the report and explained the error without a direct apology to the misidentified woman.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former IDF spokesperson Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was filmed at a cafe by i24NEWS but refused to comment.
- The encounter occurred on the one-year anniversary of a past affair involving Tomer-Yerushalmi.
- A bystander asked the i24NEWS reporter to stop questioning Tomer-Yerushalmi at the cafe.
- This follows a Channel 14 report that mistakenly identified another woman as Tomer-Yerushalmi.
- Channel 14 removed the mistaken report and explained the error without apologizing to the other woman.
Former IDF spokesperson Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was filmed at a cafe by i24NEWS correspondent Lee Ayish, who attempted to elicit a response from her regarding the one-year anniversary of a past affair. Tomer-Yerushalmi remained silent throughout the encounter.
During the filming, a production team member asked Tomer-Yerushalmi if she had a message for the Israeli people or anything to say on the anniversary, noting the significant events of the past year and election period. Ayish then joined in, asking if Tomer-Yerushalmi took responsibility or had anything to say. A bystander intervened, asking the reporters to stop, stating the cafe was not the place for such inquiries.
The incident occurs approximately three months after Channel 14 mistakenly identified another woman as Tomer-Yerushalmi in a report. In that instance, a Channel 14 reporter approached the wrong woman, questioning her about potential plea bargains and the closure of her case. The woman's refusal to answer was presented by the channel as Tomer-Yerushalmi's attempt to evade comment. However, viewers quickly pointed out the misidentification, leading Channel 14 to remove the report and later issue a statement on X explaining the error, though it did not include a direct apology to the woman filmed.