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Asaf Rappaport and Yinon Kostika Solely Fund Channel 13 Purchase After Other Investors Withdraw
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By עומר כביר, כלכליסט
What happened
Asaf Rappaport and Yinon Kostika will solely finance the $120 million purchase of Israel's Channel 13 after other investors withdrew. The deal is under regulatory review amid government challenges to the Second Authority Council's legitimacy.
- 01Asaf Rappaport and Yinon Kostika are the only investors funding Channel 13's acquisition.
- 02Other tech investors initially involved did not transfer funds to the purchasing entity Merit.
- 03The $120 million deal will be financed solely by Rappaport and Kostika over three years.
- 04The Second Authority Council is reviewing the transaction and funding sources.
- 05A government decision refuses to recognize the council's actions without legal compliance, risking a constitutional crisis.
- 06The Supreme Court reinstated the council despite its membership falling below the legal minimum.
Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.
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