Lior Berkovic calls his father's remark about Ahmad Tibi a small jab
Lior BerkovicPodcaster and former footballer, Eyal Berkovic's son, on Instagram
Lior Berkovic calls his father's words about Tibi a small remark, asks whether small jabs and opinions that offend someone are no longer allowed, and tells his father that if Tibi is a doctor, he is a professor.
“A few hours ago Dad was suspended from Channel 13 over a small remark about 'Doctor' Ahmad Tibi. And I ask myself, what, is it no longer allowed to throw small jabs, is it no longer allowed to express an opinion without someone getting offended ... Dad, if Ahmad Tibi is a doctor, then you are a professor (Translated from Hebrew. Original: לפני כמה שעות אבא הושעה מערוץ 13 עקב התבטאות קטנה כלפי 'דוקטור' אחמד טיבי. ואני שואל את עצמי מה אסור יותר לזרוק עקיצות קטנות, אסור יותר להביע דעה בלי שמישהו או מישהי יעלבו ... אבא, אם אחמד טיבי דוקטור, אז אתה פרופסור)”
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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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Instagram post by Lior Berkovic. Its first image carries the text in Hebrew, and its caption tells his father that if Ahmad Tibi is a doctor, he is a professor.
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Hebrew-language Walla report that quotes and embeds Lior Berkovic's Instagram post about his father's suspension.
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Hebrew-language report on Maariv's TMI site that quotes Lior Berkovic's Instagram post, including its closing line, and embeds it.
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Lior Berkovic posted the text as an image on Instagram on November 8, after Channel 13 announced his father's suspension.
After the quotation
In the same post he criticized Tibi's response to the October 7, 2023 attack, called him the biggest hater of Israel in the country and told his father to keep expressing his opinions, rest for a week or two and come back with new energy. The closing line is the post's caption.
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The reference point is Eyal Berkovic's November 7 on-air remarks questioning whether Abdul El-Sayed and Ahmad Tibi are really doctors. His son calls the remark a small jab that should be allowed, objects to the suspension and repeats the doubt about Tibi's title in his closing line, which defends the remarks. Minimized is the closest competing label; it loses because he does more than play the remark down and argues it should be permitted.
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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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