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Opposition Leader Yair Lapid Condemns Channel 14 as 'Toxic Lunatics' Over Anti-Semitic Accusations

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First reported by Mako · 2 hours ago

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Opposition leader Yair Lapid condemned Channel 14 as "toxic lunatics" after the network accused him of "helping Nazis" by criticizing settler violence. The accusations stemmed from a CNN interview clip aired on Channel 14's "The Patriots," prompting Lapid to announce plans to sue the channel for defamation.

01Yair Lapid criticized Channel 14 for calling him "helping Nazis" over settler violence comments.
02Channel 14 aired a clip of Lapid calling settler violence "Jewish terror and a disgrace to Israel."
03Panelist Itamar Fleishman accused Lapid of fueling anti-Semitic narratives in the U.S.
04Lapid responded by recalling his family's Holocaust history and called the hosts "toxic lunatics."
05Lapid announced he will sue Channel 14 for their defamatory remarks.
06The incident highlights political and media tensions over discourse on settler violence and anti-Semitism.

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