Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched an attack on the media Sunday, accusing journalists of relaying opposition messages — and, at times, producing them. The remarks, carried by Channel 14, continued a long-running rift between the premier and large parts of the press corps.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a fresh attack on Israeli media during an event broadcast Sunday on Channel 14. He told journalists they adopt opposition messages and, in some cases, generate them. The remarks come amid a broader political climate in which Netanyahu and senior coalition figures have frequently cast the mainstream media as hostile to the government. The opposition has not yet responded to the prime minister's latest comments. As The Zioneer has previously reported, other coalition figures, including Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, have made similar accusations against the opposition and the press.
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