Itamar Benzaquen

The Seventh Eye staff writer. Read the original articles in Hebrew here

10.11.2024
Original footage by Yonatan Sindel, and a Channel 14 screenshot

Netanyahu Returned to Power, and Government Advertising on Channel 14 Soars

Exclusive data on advertising volume on the pro-Bibi channel reveals a sharp increase in airtime purchased by Netanyahu's government after its formation • The most notable increases were recorded in Likud ministers' offices, including the Prime Minister's Office • The Ministry of Transportation under Miri Regev saw a 480% surge • Another jump was recorded in the purchasing policy of the Israel Police and Minister Itamar Ben Gvir • The flow of advertising budgets joins a series of laws and regulatory benefits worth tens of millions of shekels to Channel 14

Itamar Benzaquen
11.08.2014
Sheldon & Miriam Adelson. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi

Cheap Propaganda

In the footsteps of Israel Hayom's secret business model: new information rebuts claims about the sources of income for the Prime Minister Netanyahu's home-base newspaper • enhancing the impression that the free paper is not guided by standard commercial logic. Prices of advertisements in the free newspaper are significantly lower than those at the competing Yedioth Ahronoth, although they are in fact expected to be higher • Israel Hayom chose to disregard the findings • and refused to provide information about its elusive business model

Itamar Benzaquen