Ahmad Tibi calls Moria and Berko Channel 13's racist garbage bin
Ahmad TibiJoint List member of the Knesset and the subject of the remarks
Tibi says Moria and Berko has earned the title of Channel 13's racist garbage bin, quote-posting a post that carried video of the segment in which Berkovic questioned whether he is a doctor.
“A program that has earned the dubious title of Channel 13's racist garbage bin (Translated from Hebrew. Original: תוכנית העונה לתואר המפוקפק: פח הפסולת הגזענית של ערוץ 13)”
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Where this statement fits
Channel 13 suspends Eyal Berkovic after he questions on air whether Ahmad Tibi is a doctor; Tibi threatens to sue
Israel's Channel 13 suspended host Eyal Berkovic after he asked on air whether Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed and Knesset member Ahmad Tibi are really doctors and said Tibi should bring his diploma. The channel called the remarks racist. Tibi demanded an on-air apology and NIS 150,000 for student scholarships, and the channel told Walla his claims had no substance because viewers could tell Tibi is a doctor.
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Hebrew-language post on Tibi's X account. It quote-posts another user's post that carried video of the segment and called the hosts' remarks racist.
Before the quotation
Tibi quote-posts a post by another X user that carried video of the segment and called the hosts' remarks a sickening display of racism.
After the quotation
The next day, after Channel 13 announced Berkovic's suspension, Tibi posted that he is both an Arab and a doctor, quote-posting a report on the suspension.
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Why this label?
The reference point is Berkovic's November 7 on-air remarks questioning whether Abdul El-Sayed and Ahmad Tibi are really doctors. Tibi, the target of the remarks, calls the program that aired them a racist garbage bin, which condemns them. He does not dispute how the remarks were described or play them down, so no competing label fits.
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- Channel 13 (Israel), Eyal Berkovic
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Read the full caseChannel 13 says Tibi's claims have no substance and viewers could tell he is a doctor
Channel 13 (Israel)
“There is no substance to the claims ... Anyone who watched the broadcast could understand that there is no doubt Tibi is a doctor, including the fact that Moria said so in her own voice (Translated from Hebrew. Original: אין ממש בדברים ... כל מי שצפה בשידור יכול היה להבין שאין ספק שטיבי הוא ד"ר, כולל זה שמוריה אמרה את זה בקולה)”Read statement
Ben Caspit calls Berkovic's remarks pure racism
“I really did not like what he said. It was pure racism (Translated from Hebrew. Original: מאוד לא אהבתי את מה שהוא אמר, זו הייתה גזענות נטו)”Read statement
Yinon Magal says Berkovic should not have been suspended and calls his critics hypocrites
“Of course not ... Berko talked about Haredim being parasites, and you said about Haredim that they are parasites. You are a bunch of hypocrites, that's all (Translated from Hebrew. Original: ברור שלא ... ברקו דיבר על חרדים שהם טפילים, ואתם אמרתם על חרדים שהם טפילים, אתם חבורה של צבועים, זה הכל)”Read statement
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