Israel · Medienwatchdog gegen Regierungseinfluss, vollständig leserfinanziert
Closing the embassy in Dublin cost about $407,000 (€356,841), while opening embassies in Moldova, Zambia, and Fiji cost at least $1.5 million (NIS 4.6 million) • On top of that came an annual lease of more than a quarter of a million dollars and another $330,000 (NIS 1 million) for training and projects in Fiji
In 2021, Netanyahu said Itamar Ben Gvir was unfit to serve as a minister • Less than two years later, he appointed him national security minister • His latest moves further blur the line between Kahanism and Israel’s mainstream right - a line that the mainstream right itself upheld for decades
Broadcast media not only reported on the election campaign throughout June and July but also served as a platform for spreading disinformation, conspiracy theories, hate speech, incitement, and false political propaganda • Channel 14 is by far the main disseminator, responsible for more than half of these instances, but even channels not aligned with Netanyahu are not innocent of this phenomenon