Over the Israeli state television and radio broadcasting clouds once again thickened.
Minister of the Interior Arye Deri at a meeting of the heads of coalition parties introduced a proposal for its closure.
According to Dery's initiative, the radio station Reshet Bet should remain the only media that will be subsidized by the state. In other words, the "First Channel" of ITV, RECA, Reshet Moreshet, Reshet Gimel, Kol HAmuzika, 33rd Channel, broadcasting in Arabic, and others will cease to exist within the state broadcasting corporation .
This issue was raised when discussing possible sources of funding for the law, which provides for disability benefits to the level of the minimum wage, according to ITV channel 2.
According to 10 ITV channels referring to sources in the Ministry of Communications, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other participants in the meeting, with the exception of Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, supported this proposal.
After the meeting, Communications Minister Ayub Kara wrote in "Twitter": "I was glad to receive the Prime Minister's approval for the closure of the Public Broadcasting Corporation." The end of squandering public funds. " After some time, this record was deleted and another appeared instead: "I received appeals from the heads of coalition parties about the closure of the corporation of public broadcasting." I addressed the Prime Minister after deciding. "
Nevertheless, no specific decision on the initiative of Deri was taken. It is reported that the Prime Minister will separately discuss this proposal with Finance Minister Moshe Kakhlon.