The Cabinet today decided to set up an autonomous broadcasting authority and instructed a ministerial committee to prepare a law on this subject for ratification by the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, at the earliest possible date. The authority would also deal with television broadcasting, educational and general, if and when they are introduced.
The Cabinet decision is expected to win over some of the opposition to the educational television project sponsored by the Rothschild Memorial Group. At least one party, the Liberals, served notice during the controversial Knesset debate on the subject that it would condition its support on the establishment of an autonomous television broadcasting authority. The Israel broadcasting network is presently under the Prime Minister’s Office.
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