Israel’s Election: Netanyahu’s Likud Leading as the Largest Single Party

Last night’s coverage of Israel’s election was an indictment of a media establishment that keeps confusing its political wishes with election results. Anyone following those reports could have believed Netanyahu had suffered a crushing defeat. Yet Likud is leading as the largest single party. Whether he can form a governing coalition remains unresolved. That distinction is basic journalism—and coverage that obscures it fails the public.

How many times must readers be misled before these outlets lose the authority to lecture anyone about misinformation? They demand public trust while producing coverage that gives the public every reason to withhold it. Then they blame their shrinking credibility on the audiences they have failed.

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— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) October

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