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Channel 13 Anchor Quits After On-Air Confrontation and Host's Remarks
Channel 13 anchor Lucy Aharish has stopped hosting her show following a heated on-air argument with host Eyal Berkovich and political correspondent Moriyah Asraf. The dispute began on election night after a comment about "90 Zionist mandates," leading to Aharish accusing the hosts of racism.
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What happened
- 01Lucy Aharish has stopped hosting her Channel 13 show after an on-air dispute with Eyal Berkovich.
- 02Berkovich allegedly told Aharish to "calm down, you're not in a village here" during a break.
- 03A senior Channel 13 source called the program hosted by Asraf and Berkovich "a show of incitement."
- 04Journalist Barak Ravid accused Channel 13 owner Asaf Rappaport of normalizing racism.
- 05Berkovich has refused to apologize to Aharish, who felt unsupported by the network.
Berkovich allegedly told Aharish to "calm down, you're not in a village here." Berkovich has refused to apologize, and Aharish feels unsupported, though she did not demand an apology for her return.
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