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Maj. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot (R) with then Defense Minister Ehud Barak, in June 2010 (Ministry of Defense/Flash 90)
December 26, 2017, 3:21 pm
IDF chief comes under fire for meeting with Ehud Barak
Army says two only discussed security matters in parley day before former prime minister warned Netanyahu's policies could cause soldiers to disobey orders
By Raoul Wootliff
Channel 20 employees protest in front of the government building in central Tel Aviv against the impending closure of the channel, on December 25, 2017. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
December 25, 2017, 6:09 pm
Dozens of Channel 20 workers protest over possible closure
After right-wing station violates license terms, Justice Ministry recommends limiting news broadcasts; owner says enterprise may no longer be viable
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A view of the new television studios of the Knesset Channel, at the Knesset, Jan 19, 2011. (Isaac Harari/FLASH90)
December 7, 2017, 6:24 pm
Right-leaning Channel 20 loses rights to broadcast Knesset TV
Following court decision against station, state regulator forced to look at competitor that placed second in tender
By Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff
Screen capture from video of an interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, broadcast on Channel 20, July 13, 2017. (YouTube/uz72777)
September 7, 2017, 1:44 pm
Right-wing Channel 20 faces closure over news offerings
After interviewing Netanyahu twice, focusing on current affairs, station could be shut down for breaching the terms of its license; ministers vow to block move
By Marissa Newman
View of Channel 2 newsroom in Neve Ilan studio outside Jerusalem, April 7, 2017. (Isaac Harari/Flash90)
July 20, 2017, 12:43 am
Court blocks right-wing station from producing Knesset Channel
Responding to petition from competitors who had also vied for contract, judges find broadcast tender process was flawed
By TOI staff
Screen capture from video of an interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, broadcast on Channel 20, July 13, 2017. (YouTube/uz72777)
July 16, 2017, 4:58 pm
Channel 20 faces probe for interviewing Netanyahu
Conservative station that is not authorized to broadcast news items hosts PM, who slams mainstream media for hounding him over series of scandals
By Stuart Winer
Likud MK Oren Hazan speaks in the Knesset, December 7, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 19, 2017, 6:01 pm
Likud MK Hazan sanctioned (again) for harassing MK
Scandal-plagued lawmaker banned from plenary, committee meetings for a week; admits to setting 'trap' in coordination with TV channel
By Marissa Newman
Illustrative: A view of the new television studios of the Knesset Channel, at the Knesset, Jan 19, 2011. (Isaac Harari/FLASH90)
May 4, 2017, 4:36 pm
Right-leaning Channel 20 wins rights to broadcast Knesset TV
Station to begin transmissions of parliament sessions in July after beating out competitors in tender
By Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff
Channel 20's Erel Segal satirizes Zionist Union MK Stav Shaffir on a February 29, 2016 show. (screen capture: YouTube)
December 23, 2016, 4:11 am
Channel 20, ‘Israel’s Fox News,’ granted permission to broadcast news
State body rules for religious tolerance, says right-wing channel must open up to pluralistic branches of Judaism for license
By TOI staff
Channel 20's Erel Segal satirizes Zionist Union MK Stav Shaffir on a February 29, 2016 show. (screen capture: YouTube)
March 3, 2016, 2:11 am
MK says satirical TV skit about her amounts to sexual harassment
Stav Shaffir claims host on Channel 20 crossed the line when he said she derived sexual pleasure from riding her bicycle
By TOI staff
President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the Haaretz and New Israel Fund conference in the Roosevelt Hotel, NYC, on December 13, 2015. (Amir Levy/Flash90)
December 15, 2015, 10:20 pm
In shadow of Rabin murder, anti-Rivlin remarks test limits of free speech
A public TV channel is under fire for saying the president 'spat in the faces of IDF soldiers,' but critics face criticism themselves for appearing to place the president above reproach
By Marissa Newman
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