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Knesset Legal Adviser Urges Review of Media Overhaul Bill

4/15/2026

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Democrats MK Efrat Rayten urged Knesset Legal Adviser Sagit Afik to intervene in the special committee advancing Shlomo Karhi’s media overhaul bill.
The committee, led by Likud MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan, faces criticism for excluding legal advisers and opposition lawmakers.
Afik has called for the bill’s deliberations to return to the Economic Affairs Committee, citing procedural violations.
The legislation would give the government control over media, raising concerns about press freedom.

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Democrats MK Efrat Rayten urged Knesset Legal Adviser Sagit Afik to intervene in the special committee advancing Shlomo Karhi’s media overhaul bill.
The committee, led by Likud MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan, faces criticism for excluding legal advisers and opposition lawmakers.
Afik has called for the bill’s deliberations to return to the Economic Affairs Committee, citing procedural violations.
The legislation would give the government control over media, raising concerns about press freedom.