"They cut off the microphone": Dimari reveals what happened when he said Psalms on air

On Channel 14's "Israel This Morning" program, footage was shown of singer Ben Zur stopping the music and leading thousands of viewers in reciting "Hashem is King." Following this, attorney Efraim Dimari recounted that his microphone was once cut off on another channel after he said "Mizmor LeTodah" on air. The discussion addressed the media's treatment of expressions of faith and tradition.

On Channel 14's "Israel This Morning" program, hosted by Tal Meir, Dor Azrad presented a segment called "The Good Moments of the People of Israel." The segment included footage from singer Ben Zur's performance in Ramat Gan, during which he stopped the music and asked thousands of viewers to turn on their phone flashlights and recite with him "Hashem is King, Hashem is King, Hashem will reign forever and ever." The moment stirred excitement in the studio and led to a discussion about the place of Jewish tradition in Israeli culture. During the discussion, attorney Efraim Dimari shared a personal experience: according to him, while being interviewed in the past on one of the other television channels, he said "Mizmor LeTodah" on air — and his microphone was immediately cut off. He said they shouted in his earpiece that one cannot say such a thing on air, and emphasized that this happened "before Channel 14." The article combines a report on a cultural event with criticism of the traditional media's treatment of religious expressions.