MK Ahmad Tibi threatens to sue Channel 13 hosts over remarks on medical degree

MK Ahmad Tibi (Joint List) sent a pre-litigation letter to Channel 13 hosts Eyal Berkovic and Moria Asraf, demanding NIS 150,000 in compensation and a public apology for on-air remarks questioning his medical doctorate. Channel 13 dismissed the claims as baseless.

Channel 13 suspended Eyal Berkovic yesterday (Sunday) following his remarks about the doctorate of Knesset member Ahmed Tibi, which the channel defined as racist statements. The article compares this case to an old sketch from the show 'Eretz Nehederet' from 2008, in which Tal Friedman joked about Tibi being Arab and a doctor. While Berkovic was suspended, the sketch passed without similar criticism, which the article claims raises questions about a double standard in the media. Journalist Noam Amir was quoted saying the suspension is hypocrisy.