The Zioneer has obtained recordings in which senior Shas rabbis deliver a sharp rebuke of Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, describing his planned broadcast reform as an 'absolute and total prohibition' and accusing him of weakening the media, according to the exclusive report.
The Zioneer has published an exclusive report based on recordings it obtained, in which senior Shas rabbis deliver a harsh message against Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi (Likud). In the recordings, obtained by The Zioneer, the rabbis reportedly describe Karhi's planned broadcast reform as 'an absolute and total prohibition' and accuse him of seeking to weaken the media. The recording represents the first known instance of senior Shas religious leadership directly criticizing Karhi's media reform, which has been a centerpiece of his tenure. As The Zioneer has previously reported, Karhi has faced accusations from the opposition of trying to pressure law enforcement and of seeking to break what he calls the left's media monopoly. The rabbis' intervention introduces a new internal political dimension to the reform, drawing a religious red line against the minister's plans. The authenticity and full contents of the recordings have not been independently verified beyond The Zioneer's own reporting. The source and exact identities of the rabbis on the recording have not been disclosed.
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