Channel 14 filed an urgent petition with the Tel Aviv District Court on Monday, accusing the Democrats party of discriminatory exclusion from covering the party's primary results announcement. The petition cites a 2022 Supreme Court ruling that a political party is a dual-nature body bound by equality principles, and must not discriminate against media outlets. Channel 14 said it is the only outlet barred from the event, set to take place tonight.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this evening, Channel 14 filed a petition against the Democrats party over the party's decision to bar the outlet from covering the primaries results announcement. The updated petition, released by Channel 14 in a press statement on Monday at 17:56, provides additional details on the legal argument. The petition relies on a 2022 Supreme Court ruling (High Court 1234/22) that established that a political party, while a private association, has a dual nature and is bound by principles of equality and fairness when conducting public events. Channel 14 claims it is the only media outlet among national and international broadcasters that was denied access and the right to set up a broadcast position. The party's primary results event is scheduled for Monday evening. In its statement, Channel 14 said: 'The decision of the Democrats party to prevent a media outlet from covering a news event is a severe blow to press freedom, taking us back to dark times. We regret that other media outlets are choosing to cooperate with this conduct. Those who are silent today will not be able to complain tomorrow when they are the ones boycotted.' The court has not yet issued a ruling on the petition.
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