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Channel 14 Host Slams Channel 12 Reporter Over Vulgar Attack on the Government
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100% right-leaningFirst reported by Srugim · 5 days ago
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What happened
Tal Meir of Channel 14 condemned Channel 12 reporter Michal Pailan after Pailan used vulgar language to attack the government. The dispute followed a Channel 12 post about ministers missing the funeral of Lt. Col. Dor Ben Shimhon, a claim the article says was false.
- 01Tal Meir denounced Michal Pailan’s vulgar criticism of the government on Sunday morning.
- 02Meir said Pailan was pushing a biased narrative and chasing attention over facts.
- 03She told Pailan, “We are not buying your performance” and “you are mainly embarrassing yourself.”
- 04The clash followed a Channel 12 post about a funeral absence that the article says was false.
- 05The post was removed without a visible correction or public apology.
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