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Lapid Criticizes Channel 14, Calls it Propaganda Outlet
Opposition leader Yair Lapid launched a sharp attack on Channel 14 on Monday, calling for its closure and labeling it a propaganda outlet for the Prime Minister. Speaking in an interview on 103FM radio, Lapid expressed concern over seeing the channel still playing in public spaces, arguing that its content poisons Israeli society and public discourse.
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What happened
- 01Opposition leader Yair Lapid called for the closure of Channel 14 during a radio interview on Monday.
- 02Lapid labeled Channel 14 a propaganda channel for the Prime Minister that poisons Israeli society.
- 03Lapid targeted Channel 14 owners Yitzhak and Michael Mirilashvili, calling them a criminal oligarch and his draft-dodging son.
- 04Lapid criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu's advisor Yonatan Uriach over his arrest in the Qatargate affair.
- 05Lapid reiterated his refusal to serve in any government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- 06Lapid stated that he does not expect a war with Iran to occur before the upcoming elections.
Lapid directed personal criticism at the channel's owners, billionaire Yitzhak Mirilashvili and his father, businessman Michael Mirilashvili. He referred to them as a criminal oligarch and his draft-dodging son who purchased a propaganda channel, questioning why the public treats the situation as normal. Michael Mirilashvili previously served a prison sentence in Russia before immigrating to Israel.
During the interview, Lapid also criticized Yonatan Uriach, an advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, regarding the Qatargate affair. Lapid questioned why someone would receive money from a state supporting terrorism during wartime and then be embraced by the Prime Minister upon release from arrest, allegations that Uriach and his associates have previously denied. Lapid reiterated his refusal to sit in any government with Netanyahu, warning of further disasters if he remains Prime Minister, and stated he does not expect a war with Iran before the upcoming elections.
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