News 2: "The Haredim and the settlers obey all the laws less""

May 14, 2014   

Incitement on Channel 2 News: In an article broadcast last night by reporter Haim Rivlin on the main edition of News 2, serious statements were made against minority groups in Israeli society. "The members of the minorities, the Haredim, and residents of Yesha in general are less obedient to all laws in Israel," said, among other things, attorney Eli Or from the College of Management, in the article. The comments were broadcast less than a week after a wave of protest in the media and on social networks, following remarks made on the night of Independence Day on the military radio station Galei Tzahal against the Haredi population. Yaakov Vider, chairman of the Haredi headquarters in the Likud and a member of the Likud presidency, responded sharply on his Facebook page: "In recent years, incitement against entire communities has become the norm. But the incitement and hate speech yesterday on the main edition of the largest television channel in Israel crossed all limits." Vider later updated: "The Office of the Minister of Communications informed me that they view the broadcast of the matter very seriously, and that they will immediately forward the matter to the Enforcement Department, which has the authority to impose sanctions on the channel in the event of harm to good taste or public sentiment.".