Knitted news12.09.22 1:10 PM in Elol Tishfav
Fry (DemocratTV screenshot)
Journalist Israel Frei tweeted shortly after the thwarting of the attack in Jaffa that the arrested terrorist was a “hero”, since he insisted on looking for soldiers to harm and not civilians. Following the tweet, he was suspended from Democrat TV broadcasts.
“Look what a hero is. He made it all the way from Nablus to Tel Aviv, and even though all the Israelis around him somehow take part in oppressing, crushing and killing his own people – he still looked for legitimate goals and avoided harming the innocent. In a reformed world he would have received a medal,” he wrote Frey about the terrorist who was caught as mentioned with Amalach and admitted that he was on his way to carry out a mass attack in the heart of Tel Aviv.
The weapon (photo: Police Spokesperson)
“Extreme and inappropriate expression”
Now, the channel where Frey works, DemokratTV, has announced his suspension: “DemocratTV and the management of the Derchno movement have announced the immediate suspension of journalist Israel Frey, following an extreme and inappropriate statement he posted on Twitter yesterday.”
It is also written: “The Derchno movement and the DemokratTV channel represent the values of the moderate majority and are supported, among other things, by regular monthly donations from thousands of Israelis. Frey’s statement has nothing to do with the values of the movement, it was said based on his personal opinion only and we completely disavow it.
“Just as we would not accept statements supporting the transfer or hanging of a picture of Baruch Goldstein, so we refuse to accept statements like Fry’s. This is not our way, we will continue to promote moderate discourse while resolutely preserving democracy.”
“The channel’s management also regrets that female friends and staff members had to deal with inappropriate behavior yesterday on the part of Fry, which was witnessed by many in the channel’s broadcasting studios. We are committed to biting and professional journalism, but above all we are committed to a work environment free of violence and offensive conduct. Fry will be summoned for an investigation in the coming days.”
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