IDF protests Israeli channel ‘Channel 14’, claims it mocks its leader

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari sent a letter of protest to Israel’s Channel 14 news channel after it aired a video that he said “showed defamatory content that harms the IDF.” The letter came after a video was aired on Channel 14 in which IDF Chief of Staff Herchi Halevi was shown to be surprised to see a religious symbol emblazoned on a uniform. “I am writing to you following the video aired last night on Channel 14, which contained provocative and defamatory content that harms the IDF,” Hagari said. “It is unacceptable for a media outlet in the State of Israel to allow the dissemination of provocative content against the IDF in time of war,” he added. Opposition leader Yair Lapid also condemned Channel 14, calling the video “a blow to our national security and an insult to the state of Israel.” “The video shown yesterday is yet another morally undermining red line […]
Source: News Beast

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