Fake Democrats: Yair Golan Again Threatens to Close Channel 14

Yair Golan reiterates his intention to close Channel 14 by demanding it adopt the Press Council's code of ethics. He also demands cutting funding for the pre-military academy in Eli and four government ministries. Smotrich and Levin sharply attack him.

Chairman of the Democrats party, Yair Golan, reiterates his intention to close Channel 14. In an interview he gave, Golan stated that he would require the channel to sign the Press Council's code of ethics, and threatened to shut it down if it refuses. Golan also announced his intention to cut funding for the pre-military academy in Eli, whose graduates have served in command positions in the IDF, and demanded that his party receive the ministries of Justice, Education, Internal Security, and Communications. In response, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Justice Minister Yariv Levin sharply attacked Golan. Smotrich warned against an "Eisenkot-Golan government" and called on right-wing voters to vote only for a party that passes the electoral threshold. Levin accused Golan and Eisenkot of "Bolshevik intentions" to take over centers of power and harm democracy. The article presents Golan's statements as a call to harm freedom of speech.