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News Anchor Asraf Defends Co-Host, Criticizes Media Bias
Channel 13 has suspended broadcaster Eyal Berkovich from his program "Moriah and Berkovich" after he questioned the medical and academic credentials of MK Ahmad Tibi and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, an American politician. The network stated that Berkovich's comments violated company values and issued a telephone apology to Tibi.
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What happened
- 01Channel 13 suspended broadcaster Eyal Berkovich for questioning the medical credentials of MK Ahmad Tibi and American politician Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.
- 02MK Ahmad Tibi rejected a private telephone apology from Channel 13 and is demanding a public apology on the program.
- 03Likud MK Tali Gottlieb defended Berkovich and accused Channel 13 of hypocrisy for suspending him over remarks about supporters of terrorism.
- 04Co-host Moria Asraf defended Berkovich and criticized the Israeli media for silencing voices that do not conform to mainstream views.
- 05MK Gottlieb compared Berkovich's suspension to that of journalist Ayla Hasson from Kan 11 over remarks about Bedouin women and election integrity.
Tibi, through his lawyer Gilead Barnia, is demanding a public apology on the program itself, having previously reacted with anger and called the broadcast "racist garbage." Meanwhile, Likud MK Tali Gottlieb defended Berkovich, questioning Tibi's doctorate herself and accusing Channel 13 of hypocrisy for suspending the host over remarks about supporters of terrorism while failing to act when he insulted right-wing figures.
Berkovich's co-host, Moria Asraf, also defended him, calling him a great television personality and criticizing the Israeli media for silencing diverse voices. Gottlieb compared the situation to the reported suspension of journalist Ayla Hasson from Kan 11 following a dispute over her remarks regarding Bedouin women and election integrity.
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News Anchor Asraf Defends Co-Host, Criticizes Media Bias
