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Betar Executive Walks Out of TV Panel Over Joint List Chairman

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Yigal Brand, CEO of the World Leadership of Betar, walked out of a live Channel 13 News panel discussion after MK Yosef Jabareen, Chairman of the Joint List, entered the studio. Brand declared he would not sit with a "terror supporter" and cited his extensive reserve duty and injury in combat as reasons for his protest. The incident occurred during a live broadcast.

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Betar executive Yigal Brand quit a Channel 13 News panel over MK Yosef Jabareen's presence.
Brand refused to sit with Jabareen, calling him a "terror supporter."
Brand cited his 600 reserve duty days and combat injury as reasons for his protest.
The incident occurred during a live broadcast of the news program.

Betar Executive Walks Out of TV Panel Over Joint List Chairman — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

Yigal Brand, CEO of the World Leadership of Betar and a reservist Major, dramatically exited a panel discussion on Channel 13 News after Joint List Chairman MK Yosef Jabareen entered the studio. Brand, who stated he would not sit with a "terror supporter," left the live broadcast in protest. He cited his service of hundreds of reserve duty days and his injury during wartime as reasons for his refusal to participate in a discussion alongside Jabareen. Brand announced his departure to those present in the studio before walking out, expressing his objection to the Knesset member's participation.

Brand's departure occurred during a live segment where he was part of a panel. Upon Jabareen's entry, Brand immediately stood up and left the studio. He explained his decision by saying, "Excuse me, I am after 600 days of reserve duty, I fought in Gaza and Lebanon and was also injured, I will not sit in a studio with a terror supporter," moments before his exit.