Shareholder of Channel 12 Guarantees Loan for Eisenkot's Campaign

Billionaire Marius Nacht has provided a half-million shekel guarantee for Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot. Nacht holds about 8% of Keshet, which controls the news company of Channel 12, the broadcaster covering the elections. While no law has been broken, questions arise about a potential conflict of interest.

Billionaire Marius Nacht, a co-founder of Check Point, has provided a half-million shekel guarantee for Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot. The guarantee was published and appears on the State Comptroller's website. On Wednesday evening, Channel 14's news program reported that Nacht holds an eight percent stake in Keshet Broadcasting, which owns the news company of Channel 12, the broadcaster covering the election campaign. The article emphasizes that no law has been broken but raises questions about a possible conflict of interest, favoritism, or bias toward a candidate. The news company responded: "No comment."