Political commentator Shlomo Filber said Thursday that left-wing Israeli television channels have spent three years running a scare campaign to create despair and defeatism in an effort to undermine the government, but viewers have rejected the messaging and moved to Channel 14, according to his remarks on the channel.
Commentator Shlomo Filber said Thursday morning on Channel 14 that left-wing Israeli television channels have spent three years running a campaign to generate defeatism and despair in an attempt to harm the government, but that viewers have rejected the messaging and migrated to Channel 14. He argued that the increase in Channel 14's ratings over the past three years reflects a psychological effect where people—seeing the reality of Israeli success—abandon the defeatist narrative. The remarks were made during a broadcast and reported by a single source. As The Zioneer previously noted (June 28), Filber has commented on the political mood, stating that parts of the right-wing camp want Netanyahu as prime minister but lack a candidate to vote for. Filber's latest assessment is a personal opinion and has not been corroborated by other outlets or by viewership data.
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