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Police to probe motives for bill that sought to ‎muzzle Israel Hayom

by  Yair Altman and Itsik Saban
Published on  05-17-2018 00:00
Last modified: 04-30-2021 14:15
Police to probe motives for bill that sought to ‎muzzle Israel Hayom

Zionist Union MK Eitan Cabel

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Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit ‎on Wednesday authorized another investigation by the Israel Police Major Crimes Unit into the motives behind the attempt ‎to pass a law meant to muzzle Israel Hayom after new evidence surfaced on the issue.

According to a report by Kan public ‎broadcaster, the police plan to question under ‎warning Zionist ‎Union MK Eitan Cabel, who sponsored the bill, on suspicion that he colluded with Yedioth ‎Ahronoth publisher Arnon Mozes to pass the legislative proposal. ‎

The bill, introduced in 2014, sought ‎to bar the free distribution of mass-circulation ‎daily newspapers, a business model introduced to the ‎Israeli print media market by Israel Hayom. ‎

Lawmakers from across the political spectrum backed ‎the bill, claiming that the free distribution of ‎dailies undermines fair competition between ‎newspapers.‎

The bill was tailored to target Israel Hayom, as it ‎defines a free daily newspaper as one distributed ‎six days a week that contains at least 30 pages on ‎weekdays and 100 pages on weekends – stipulations that ‎by definition excluded other free dailies such as ‎publisher Eli Azur's Israel Post, which is published ‎five days a week.‎

According to the report, new information provided by ‎Nir Hefetz, a former Prime Minister's Office bureau ‎chief turned state's witness in Case 4,000, prompted ‎the police to re-examine another case – Case 2,000 ‎– for additional evidence pertaining to the anti-Israel ‎Hayom bill.‎

Case 2,000 centers on conversations Prime Minister ‎Benjamin Netanyahu had with Mozes, during which they ‎allegedly discussed striking an illicit deal by ‎which Yedioth would soften its aggressive anti-‎Netanyahu stance in return for the prime minister ‎using his influence to curtail Israel Hayom's ‎activities in ways that would benefit Yedioth ‎financially.‎

Cabel was questioned in Case 2,000 in the past on ‎‎suspicion of fraud, breach of trust and obstruction ‎‎of justice. The report said the police decided to ‎interrogate him again, as new evidence called his ‎earlier testimony into question. ‎

At the time, it was believed Cabel colluded with ‎Mozes, pushing the anti-Israel Hayom bill in ‎exchange for favorable coverage in Yedioth Ahronoth.

‎Both Cabel and Mozes have denied any wrongdoing. ‎ ‎

According to Kan's report, Hatnuah Chairwoman Tzipi ‎Livni is also expected to be questioned in the case. ‎Netanyahu, whom the police recommended be indicted in ‎the case, may be questioned as well.

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