A listener spoke today (Wednesday) with Guy Peleg on 103FM and criticized the media, which he says support Netanyahu. He then specifically attacked the journalist colleague Segal whom he called a “political propagandist” and claimed that he was getting a very large volume. Peleg objected: “He is first and foremost a colleague of mine, and he is also a friend of mine. He is indeed a very politically identified, non-partisan journalist, and there is no doubt that he is the dominant commentator today in ‘News 12′”.
The listener: “I think the usual channels, and even 103fm, have been really aligning with Netanyahu’s line lately. What leads it, is the corona. You don’t get any opinion that it goes a little too far with the treatment of the corona and the closures for sure. Your leading channel is also very dominant. And he gets a very large volume, beyond all the reporters, and he is really a political campaigner. “
faction: “Amit Segal is first and foremost a colleague of mine, and he is also a friend of mine. He is indeed a very politically identified journalist, not partisan, but politically, and there is no doubt that he is the dominant commentator today in ‘News 12’. ‘, And for years, Amnon Abramovich was very, very dominant, and there was no dominant commentator on the right.
That was when Amnon started on Channel One, over 20 years ago, and lasted for years. So, basically, among some circles – and you can assume what my policy positions are, and you can imagine that I’m not part of the right side of the map – but I say that in the circles of center and left there is some crying and weeping, because they ate the cheese, because once There was only one commentator he was close to in positions that it was Amnon Abramovich, and that was very, very convenient.
“And now there is a leading commentator, who cannot be said to be agitated, and who cannot be said to be shallow, and who cannot be said to be substandard, and who is a very educated and very eloquent and very intelligent and very, very talented person.”
The listener: “I’ll give you a slightly different example, for example, an appearance last Friday on the subject of the defendant’s terrible trial dismissal.”
faction: “Why is it terrible?”
The listener: “He will not appear in court on Feb. 8.”
faction: “Why not?”.
The listener: “Because that’s his agenda.”
faction: “Netanyahu’s trial has begun, and despite his desire to evade appearing at the opening of the hearing, he has also stabilized. I thought it would be appropriate to accede to his request to postpone the indictment for a few days or weeks, because I think it is most important to allow Netanyahu to defend himself best And the court did not answer, but there is still a corona.
Unlike what runs on social media, most courts do not operate at this time, and certainly not the Jerusalem District Court. Another date has already been set for the indictment, and Netanyahu will appear for this hearing, I have no doubt. Of course, if a war is launched with Iran, they will release him. “
The listener: “There will be a closure on that date.”
faction: “I do not know if there will be a closure, I do not know. I heard from Prof. Ash that the curve is starting to go down, and I hear that hundreds of thousands of vaccines have arrived, and I do not think that in the middle of the month or early next month, we will be in a justifiable situation.”
The listener: “I hope he shows up, but it’s a big doubt.”
faction: “His trial is being conducted at a satisfactory pace, and beyond.”
The listener: “The trial is not ongoing.”
faction: “It’s not true what you say, the trial is going on, and all the preliminary proceedings we are witnessing now are the same in every trial. I’m sure you have a friend who is a criminal lawyer, and he will tell you that all the preliminary proceedings regarding evidence and other materials are proceedings that are part “From the trial, and are conducted in almost every trial, and so here too. We want justice to be done, but to allow the defendant and the defendants to defend themselves in the best possible way. That is part of doing justice.”