Minister Nir Barkat announced Thursday evening that he and seven other ministers, including Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, have sent a legal warning letter to Channel 12 threatening a defamation lawsuit over what they call wild incitement at the expense of fallen IDF soldiers. The letter is the latest stage in a public dispute between government ministers and the network.
Minister Nir Barkat announced Thursday evening that a legal warning letter has been sent to Channel 12, signed by eight ministers and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, threatening a defamation lawsuit over what they describe as wild incitement at the expense of fallen IDF soldiers. According to the announcement, the letter was sent on behalf of Barkat, Ohana, and ministers Yoav Kisch, Shlomo Karhi, Amichai Chikli, Gila Gamliel, Idit Silman, May Golan, and Amihai Eliyahu. The move follows earlier legal steps by Barkat in recent weeks, including a defamation fund he launched on June 17 to fund lawsuits he says fight media campaigns against national camp figures. The previous legal warning letter reported by Patriots on Thursday evening, involving several ministers, appears to be the same event now confirmed by Barkat himself.
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