Israeli newspapers said today the Defense Ministry has prepared a list of broadcasters who should be barred from appearing on or working for Galei Tzahal, the armed forces radio station, because of their opposition or criticism of the war in Lebanon. Some of the men and women concerned are permanent staffers or contract employees, while others are doing their army reserve service with the radio station.
Knesset member Ora Namir, chairman of the Knesset Education and Culture Committee, said her committee will take up the matter as, although the radio station is under the jurisdiction of the Defense Ministry, the educational and cultural content of its programs come within the province of the Knesset Education Committee.
Galei Tzahal is a spin-off of the British Mandatory period when British soldiers, serving far from home, had entertainment provided in their own language by a special radio station in the Middle East, similar to the American armed forces program in Europe.
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