"They're silencing me": Who is silencing Bardo, Regev, and Amsalem?

An article examines the phenomenon of senior Likud members disappearing from the media during the election period. An analysis of exposure data reveals a dramatic drop in the number of interviews with Likud ministers and Knesset members, including Miri Regev, Dudi Amsalem, and Yaakov Bardugo. Commentators claim that Prime Minister Netanyahu is the one silencing them, out of a desire to project a personal campaign and rid himself of figures perceived as "toxic" or alienating voters.

An N12 magazine article examines a striking political phenomenon: the disappearance of senior Likud members from the media in the midst of an election campaign. An analysis of exposure data from the "Scoper" company reveals a dramatic drop in the number of interviews and media appearances of key Likud ministers and Knesset members. Miri Regev, who had 33 interviews, crashed to eight. Dudi Bitan was erased from 21 interviews to zero. Yariv Levin, Nir Barkat, and Gila Gamliel also stand at zero interviews. The decline is recorded not only in mainstream channels but also on Channel 14 and Galei Israel. Political commentators Merav Batito and Barak Seri, along with Netanyahu's former media advisor Aviv Bushinsky, claim that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the one silencing them. According to them, Netanyahu is running a personal campaign under the slogan "We will not surrender," and prefers to distance figures he perceives as "toxic" or alienating voters, while favoring Ashkenazi and statesmanlike figures like Eli Goldschmidt. The article quotes Yaakov Bardugo who said on Channel 14: "They're silencing me, I'm not allowed to respond."