Channel 12 used a photo of a fallen soldier in a report on a "corrupt job"
Just a day after Channel 12 attacked Channel 14 for alleged lack of professional ethics, they were caught in a severe error. In an investigation regarding KKL appointments, the channel mistakenly used a photo of fallen YASAM fighter Eli Alikashvili, identifying him as someone who received a position through Likud political maneuvering.
The irony is at its peak: only a day has passed since Channel 12 chose to attack with fury, while demonstrating arrogance and alleged moral superiority, a publication on Channel 14 regarding the Military Advocate General – and this evening they were caught in a severe and unforgivable professional negligence. In the "Observer" investigation broadcast this evening (Tuesday), as part of a report titled "The Secrets of KKL" which dealt with allegedly corrupt political appointments, the channel presented the photo of YASAM fighter Eli Alikashvili (of blessed memory) as someone who allegedly received a position as part of internal politics in the Likud.
Alikashvili, a hero of Israel who died in a tragic motorcycle accident in March 2023 just before he was set to go to officer training, became against his will in prime time the "face" of political corruption, due to an embarrassing identification error between his photo and that of the forester Shahar Maimon. It is hard to ignore the infuriating gap between the dozens of publications and attacks that Channel 12 launched against Channel 14 claiming inaccuracy or lack of sensitivity, and the reality in which they themselves fail in basic fact-checking and severely damage the honor of a fighter and his family.
This is a glaring lack of sensitivity toward a deceased fighter, which exposes the true face of a system that preaches morality to others — while it did not bother to check the identity of the person before attaching his photo to such claims. And it even dared to attach a photo of a fallen member of the security forces. Is this a direct continuation of the practice of disparaging the fighters of Force 100 or is it a new practice?
We will recall that only about half a year ago, similar negligence was recorded at Channel 12, when they "killed" an innocent Israeli woman named Noya Zion and claimed "by mistake" that she was a young woman who died in the protests in Iran. We note that the same mistake was immediately exploited by the propaganda engines of the regime in Tehran to spread claims about Israeli disinformation. It seems that Channel 12 continues to demonstrate fake professional superiority, but in the test of reality they again prove an inability to maintain a minimal journalistic standard, while trampling on the memory of those who sacrificed their lives for the country.
No response has yet been received from Channel 12.
