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i24NEWS Seeks to Defend Israeli Communications Law in Supreme Court

Israeli news channel i24NEWS has requested to join Supreme Court petitions challenging Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi's new broadcasting law, arguing the petitions and interim injunction harm it directly.

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  1. 01i24NEWS requests to join Supreme Court petitions against Communications Minister Karhi's broadcasting law.
  2. 02The law aims to reduce regulatory barriers and increase competition in Israeli broadcasting.
  3. 03The Supreme Court issued an interim injunction freezing parts of the law's immediate enforcement.
  4. 04i24NEWS argues the petitions claim the law uniquely benefits it and wants to respond in court.
  5. 05The channel seeks to provide full information on its status and prevent rulings without its participation.
  6. 06i24NEWS warns it could be directly harmed and bound by rulings if excluded from the case.

The channel seeks to defend the law, which aims to reduce regulatory barriers and increase competition in broadcasting, and insists on participating to address claims that the law uniquely benefits it. The Supreme Court had frozen parts of the law pending review, and i24NEWS wants to ensure its interests are represented in the ongoing legal process.

Translated and summarized by baba from Behadrei Haredim, the latest report. Read Behadrei Haredim’s original

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