Minister Nir Barkat said Thursday that he decided to act after Channel 12 defamed IDF soldiers, and claimed the network's viewership is declining and it is on a 'slippery slope,' according to a Channel 14 broadcast. The statement is part of his ongoing legal campaign against the network.
Minister Nir Barkat (Likud) on Thursday addressed his legal battle against Channel 12, saying he decided to act after the network defamed IDF soldiers. "Now fewer people watch them and they are on a slippery slope," Barkat said in a Channel 14 interview. The statement is part of a broader campaign by Barkat against the network, which has included a collective defamation lawsuit by government ministers and a personal defamation fund. As The Zioneer has reported, Barkat previously sent a legal warning letter to Channel 12 signed by eight ministers and organized a group defamation suit over a report about ministers skipping a fallen officer's funeral. Barkat has accused the network of harming Israel's image and causing IDF soldiers to be viewed as criminals worldwide.
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