Netanyahu will try to shut down IPBC again
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told coalition leaders on Sunday that he plans to shut down the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC), but keep Israel Radio (Reshet B) on air.
Netanyahu, who has been trying unsuccessfully to shut down the IPBC even before it went live, cited low ratings and a waste of public funds as his reasons for the move.
According to the proposal, raised by Interior Minister Aryeh Deri in coordination with the prime minister, closing the IPBC would save taxpayers some NIS 500 million.
All party leaders, with the exception of Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (Kulanu), expressed support with the move.
