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Ongoing Story· Day 5

Channel 13 Suspends Eyal Berkovich After Remarks About MK Ahmad Tibi

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Channel 13 Reverses Suspension of Eyal Berkovich

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Channel 13 will bring back host Eyal Berkovich to his program with Moris Assaraf next Sunday, after a one-week suspension. Berkovich was suspended for joking about the doctoral degrees of US Senate member-elect Abdul al-Sayed and Knesset member Tibi. The quick reversal of the suspension was reported by Ynet's Ran Boker.

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  • Eyal Berkovich will return to Channel 13 next Sunday after a one-week suspension.
  • Berkovich was suspended for joking about the doctoral degrees of Abdul al-Sayed and Tibi.
  • Channel 13 reversed its decision to suspend Berkovich from his program with Moris Assaraf.
  • The suspension followed controversy over Berkovich's remarks on air.
  • The report on Berkovich's return comes from Ynet's Ran Boker.
Channel 13 Reverses Suspension of Eyal Berkovich
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Channel 13 has decided to reinstate host Eyal Berkovich to his program alongside political reporter Moris Assaraf, less than a week after suspending him. Berkovich was taken off the air following controversial jokes he made regarding the doctoral degrees of US Senate member-elect Abdul al-Sayed and Knesset member Tibi from the Joint List. The suspension, which lasted about a week, is set to end, with Berkovich expected to return to broadcasting on Sunday. The decision to quickly reverse the suspension was reported by Ran Boker, the culture reporter for Ynet.

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