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PM denies urging military censor to approve publishing recording of him criticizing Qatar
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a meeting with relatives of hostages held in Gaza, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2024. (Prime Minister's Office)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denies a report in the Haaretz daily revealing that the military censor’s office consulted with the PMO regarding whether to approve Channel 12 airing a recording of him criticizing Qatar’s handling of the hostage negotiations in what has sparked a diplomatic incident.
Haaretz reports that Netanyahu’s office did not push back against publishing the recording during a meeting with the chief military censor.
A statement from Netanyahu’s office says, however, that no such consultation ever took place.
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