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Channel 12 Reporter Criticizes Colleagues Amidst Leaked Correspondence Scandal
A public dispute has erupted within Channel 12 News as reporter Yossi Mizrahi criticized the station's senior political commentator, Amit Segal, over leaked WhatsApp conversations. The messages, published by a pirate website, show exchanges between Segal and Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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What happened
- 01Channel 12 reporter Yossi Mizrahi publicly criticized colleague Amit Segal over leaked WhatsApp messages with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's advisor, Yonatan Urich.
- 02The leaked conversations, published by a pirate website, led critics to accuse Amit Segal of acting as a political advisor.
- 03Yossi Mizrahi called the alleged behavior blatant propaganda for one side that shames the Channel 12 news company.
- 04Mizrahi's criticism mirrored a 2022 statement by Segal against colleague Arad Nir, using the phrase silence is filth.
- 05Amit Segal defended his actions on air, stating that communicating with political sources is standard journalistic practice.
- 06The legal team representing Yonatan Urich is sending warning letters demanding the removal of the leaked messages from the internet.
Mizrahi accused Segal of acting as a political advisor rather than an impartial journalist, calling the alleged behavior blatant propaganda for one side that shames the news company. To make his point, Mizrahi posted a statement on social media that directly mirrored a phrase Segal himself used in October 2022 to criticize another colleague, Arad Nir, stating that silence is filth.
Segal defended his interactions with Urich on air, explaining that such relationships between journalists and sources are standard practice for gathering information. He stated that he communicates with all political figures and that other journalists operate in the same manner. Meanwhile, Urich's legal team has begun sending warning letters demanding the removal of the leaked content from online platforms.
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