
According to Segal, "It's amusing that Lapid, of all people, was called out for party-based use of the media. He himself was an active figure in the elections even during his tenure as a media figure. Long months before he retired from Ulpan Shishi, his associates were already able to tell about the full list of names that would later adorn his party. Even after he announced his run for politics, he continued to write a column in this newspaper.".
""Members of Knesset then submitted the 'Lapid Law' against him, which was intended to create a cooling-off period for media personnel. Lapid did indeed retire early as a result, and then published a post on Facebook: 'I have only one question for the MKs - what scares you so much?' What scares Lapid so much now? Maybe what scared his faction members, when they supported the law against Israel today.
""Even then, the flimsy excuse was that it wasn't about closing, but only about promoting competition. On Galei Tzahal, not long ago, the ethnic cleansing of all senior right-wing figures was justified by systemic considerations.".The commentator states: "Lapid's political camp excels in trying to shut down right-wing media outlets with legalistic arguments since the days of Channel 7 and the territorial water measurements. After about ten years, Lapid has become a "painik." All that remains is to hand out a red notepad, with an orange dot.".