Channel 12 Accused of Misquoting Trump on Netanyahu
A commentary published on Channel 14 accused Channel 12 of distorting Donald Trump’s remarks about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a broadcast aired Tuesday. According to the piece, Channel 12 presented Trump as saying Netanyahu should “go,” when the original English statement was that Netanyahu should be “more responsible.”
The article says this was not a minor translation mistake but a total change in meaning, and that it altered Trump’s message to fit a political agenda. It argues that Channel 12 replaced one sentence with another, turning a call for greater responsibility into a demand that Netanyahu leave office.
The author says the problem became worse after the error was exposed, because Channel 12 allegedly did not apologize or admit fault. Instead, the channel reportedly tried to justify its version and explain why it was correct.
The piece concludes that this was not a technical slip but a deliberate rewriting of reality, claiming Channel 12 was not merely reporting events but shaping them to match a political narrative.
