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Yisrael Beiteinu Demands Channel 14 Fire Panelist Over 'Incitement'
The Yisrael Beiteinu party has strongly condemned Channel 14 panelist Rachel Berger Shechter for a Facebook post criticizing party chairman Avigdor Lieberman. The party claims her remarks, including calling Lieberman a "Soviet chaos agent" and wishing "May God take him," constitute severe incitement.
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What happened
- 01Yisrael Beiteinu demands Channel 14 fire panelist Rachel Berger Shechter for alleged incitement.
- 02Berger Shechter called party chairman Avigdor Lieberman a "Soviet chaos agent" on Facebook.
- 03The panelist's post included the phrase "May God take him," interpreted as a death wish.
- 04Yisrael Beiteinu claims the remarks constitute severe and racist incitement.
- 05The party has requested law enforcement investigate the publication.
Yisrael Beiteinu is demanding Channel 14 condemn the post and remove Berger Shechter from broadcasts, and has called for an urgent investigation by law enforcement.
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