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After furor, spokesman Eylon Levy won’t lose his job, has been cut back — TV report
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After a furor arose over Sara Netanyahu’s reported pressure to oust prominent English-language government spokesman Eylon Levy, he will not now lose his job, Channel 12 news reports.
The TV channel, which broke the news yesterday that Sara Netanyahu was pressing for Levy’s dismissal because of his prewar opposition to the government and participation in demonstrations against her husband’s judicial overhaul agenda, says that Levy was to have been canned “within the next few weeks,” but that due to the public outcry caused by the story it has been decided that this is not a good idea right now.
However, the TV report says Levy has had his media appearances cut back by those above him in the National Public Diplomacy directorate and that this will remain in force.
The directorate yesterday denied the report that Sara Netanyahu was pushing for the dismissal of Levy, who has emerged as one of the most resonant English-language spokesmen for Israel since October 7.
Levy had previously worked as an adviser to President Herzog. After leaving that job, he joined hundreds of thousands at protests against the overhaul, and also posted on social media in support of opposition leader Yair Lapid and against the hardline coalition.
The Times of Israel Community.