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Sunday, January 28, 2024
Likud MK Danny Danon asks Sky News to fire news anchor who compared Gaza War to Holocaust
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Likud MK Danny Danon asks Sky News to terminate the employment of a news anchor who likened his comments in support of voluntary relocation of Gazans amid the war to the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust during an interview on Friday.
In a letter shared by the lawmaker on X, formerly Twitter, he writes that while he acknowledges “Sky News’s prompt apology following the antisemitic remarks,” he has yet to receive a “personal and sincere apology from Ms. Belle Donati herself, directed both to me and the entire Jewish community.”
Danon also draws attention to Donati’s online presence, which he says “exhibits a discernible bias and clear anti-Israel stance.”
“I anticipate that you will undertake the necessary measures to facilitate the immediate resignation of Ms. Donati from her current position,” he concludes.
Earlier today, I submitted a formal letter to the Sky News Group, requesting the immediate termination of anchor @belledonati. During our interview last Friday, Ms. Donati made a shocking comparison between the present situation in Gaza and the Holocaust. In 2024, there should be… pic.twitter.com/Lu1lMIEl4q
— Danny Danon ???????? דני דנון (@dannydanon) January 28, 2024
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