Communications Minister Shlomo Karai told a Knesset committee that the clause granting the prime minister and Shin Bet control over the Broadcasting Authority law will be removed, after receiving security officials' opinions that the clause is unnecessary.
Communications Minister Shlomo Karai announced during a Knesset committee meeting that a controversial clause in the Broadcasting Authority law, which would have granted the prime minister and the Shin Bet security service control over the public broadcaster, will be removed. Karai stated the decision followed security officials' assessments that the clause is unnecessary. The move represents a shift in the government's stance on oversight of the public broadcasting corporation.
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