A heated debate took place today (Wednesday) in the committee discussing Minister Shlomo Kari's communications law.
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When committee chair MK Galit Distel said: "Yinon Magal is a salve for the wounds of so many Israelis," MK Naor Shiri of the Yesh Atid party erupted.
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MK Galit Distel: "Yinon Magal is a balm for the wounds of so many Israelis""
MK Shiri: "Is Yinon Magal a journalist? Are you serious?""
Minister Kari: "You would like to have journalists like Yinon Magal on your side""
MK Lazimi: "He is a balm like Netanyahu is a security minister""@YinonMagal @GalitDistel @naorshiri @shlomo_karhi… pic.twitter.com/fzY8KCEye1— Knesset Channel (@KnessetT) December 10, 2025
He shouted: "Yinon Magal – is he a journalist?! Are you serious? You don't have a single journalist on Channel 14 who is... What is left? Center, approaching...""
Shiri continued to shout, and Minister Kerei, the initiator of the media law, replied to him: "You would like to have journalists like Yinon Magal on your side.".
Left-wing MKs began, in response, to shout: "We wouldn't want that in any way! We don't want political activists in the media! He's a former MK! He's doing your bidding! The mouthpiece of the government! He's not a journalist in any way!""
