Government television to broadcast Leftist rally Saturday night

Channel 1 has decided to broadcast a memorial rally for Yitzchak Rabin on Saturday night, reversing an earlier decision not to broadcast it. Channel 1 joins Hot Cable Channel 8 as the only Israeli media outlets to offer a direct video broadcast of the rally.Yitzchak Rabin must be rolling over in his grave.
The original decision not to broadcast the rally, as neither commercial channels 2 and 10 are, generated a great deal of animosity on the left. Leaders of various leftist groups organized letter writing campaigns and asked Knesset members to get involved – and on Tuesday night, Channel 1 relented, announcing it would broadcast the rally. Organizers of the effort to force the broadcast praised Channel 1 director Amir Gilat and Israel Broadcast Authority chairman Moti Shklar for the change.
For those who missed it on Saturday night (yes, you really do have to read this blog 24/6), let's go to the videotape.
Heh.
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