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Freed Hostage Slams Channel 12 for Omitting Bereaved MK Feiglin
Former hostage Rom Braslavski accused Channel 12 of hypocrisy for omitting incoming MK Moshe Feiglin from a report on bereaved lawmakers. Feiglin's grandson, Sgt. Yair Levin, was killed in Gaza.
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What happened
- 01Former hostage Rom Braslavski criticized Channel 12 for omitting MK Moshe Feiglin from a report on bereaved lawmakers.
- 02Feiglin's grandson, Sgt. Yair Levin, 19, was killed in combat in southern Gaza.
- 03Channel 12 journalist Adi Zarifi apologized, calling the omission an "honest mistake."
- 04Braslavski rejected the apology, suggesting political motivation due to Feiglin's right-wing affiliation.
- 05Social media users noted the inclusion of Likud MK Talik Gvili, who also lost a son, to counter the claim.
- 06Zarifi urged that bereavement should not be politicized.
Channel 12 journalist Adi Zarifi apologized for the "honest mistake," but Braslavski rejected it, questioning if Feiglin was excluded due to his right-wing politics. Other social media users noted the inclusion of another bereaved Likud MK, Talik Gvili, challenging Braslavski's claim.
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