Comedian Guy Hochman Claims Political Stance Cost Him Commercial Campaign

Israeli comedian Guy Hochman revealed on Tuesday that he was removed from a commercial project at the last minute, which he attributes to a political post he shared. Hochman stated that his participation was canceled because he expressed a political opinion, even though he did not endorse any specific party. He posted on Facebook that he had recently initiated a campaign for a "Zionist partnership government," believing most of the public supports such a coalition. Hochman received a message stating the project was canceled because he "expressed himself politically," adding, "Everything here is rotten." He shared a screenshot of a conversation where he was informed, "Everyone is interested, only the top brass disqualified you because you expressed yourself politically." When he clarified he supported a joint government, the response was, "Really?" followed by, "There is one chief of infantry in Israel and they will not get to work with him."