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Ministers back bill giving government control over public broadcaster’s budget

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Ministerial Committee on Legislation gives its backing to a bill granting the government increased control over the budget of the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation .

The IPBC’s funding would come directly from the state budget rather than from vehicle license fees.

Deputy Attorney General says the bill “severely damages the independence of the IPBC, whose proper and independent functioning is known to play a central role in Israeli democracy”.

And in April , the Knesset passed a controversial bill giving the government temporary powers to prevent foreign news networks from operating in Israel if they are deemed by the security services to be harming national security. Amy Spiro and Carrie Keller-Lynn contributed to this report. The post Ministers back bill giving government control over public broadcaster’s budget appeared first on The Times of Israel . Never miss important Israel stories - get the free Times of Israel Daily Edition .

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