In a morning radio broadcast, commentator Yaakov Bardugo charged that Israel's military censor does not enforce censorship but rather serves as a work place for a few people and a help desk for media channels, claiming that when a foreign channel publishes a secret document that Lebanon demands not be published because it could harm a historic agreement with Israel, the censor works for others' benefit.
In a morning radio segment, commentator Yaakov Bardugo criticized Israel's military censorship apparatus. He argued that censorship is not effectively enforced but serves as a workplace for a handful of personnel and a help desk for media channels. Bardugo specifically claimed that when a foreign media outlet published a secret document that Lebanon had demanded not be published, out of concern that it could harm a historic agreement with Israel, the Israeli censor cooperated with the foreign outlet's interests. The remarks add to an ongoing political debate about media regulation and censorship in Israel. As The Zioneer reported on June 22, Bardugo previously questioned whether Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana made a deal with Channel 12 to stall a right-wing media reform bill.
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