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Berkovich Challenges Philber: Resign if Rival Polls Prove Correct
Former footballer Eyal Berkovich challenged Shlomo Philber, owner of Direct Polls, to resign if rival TV polls from Channels 12 and 13 prove more accurate than Philber's. Berkovich made the statement during a radio discussion with Erel Segal, agreeing to publicly apologize to Philber if his predictions hold true.
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What happened
- 01Eyal Berkovich challenged Shlomo Philber to resign if rival polls from Channels 12 and 13 are correct.
- 02Berkovich vowed to publicly apologize and praise Philber if Philber's polls accurately predict election results.
- 03The dispute centers on differing mandate predictions between right-wing Channel 14 and centrist Channels 12 and 13.
- 04Shlomo Philber is the former Director-General of the Ministry of Communications and owner of Direct Polls.
- 05Philber managed the Likud party's election campaign in 2015 and was involved in "Case 4000" investigation.
- 06Berkovich and Segal discussed the significant gap in Likud mandate predictions between different polls.
The dispute highlights significant differences in mandate predictions between right-wing and centrist Israeli media outlets. Philber, a former government official, has a history of managing election campaigns and running a prominent polling firm.
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