Yosef Haddad, running on the Amcha Yisrael list, published a sharp attack on Channel 14 Tuesday morning, after the channel reported on his past ties to "Save a Child's Heart," a charity that brings children with heart conditions from around the world, including from Gaza and enemy states, to Israel for medical treatment.
The row began Monday night, when Channel 14's main evening broadcast ran a report on Haddad's activities before the October 7 attack. He responded that the channel was trying to present him as someone who promoted the charity, while stripping away the context in which the coverage was produced.
"In tonight's Channel 14 broadcast they ran another report as part of the political campaign against me, with a false and distorted account claiming that before October 7 I promoted a charity that helps children from enemy states and Gaza reach Israeli hospitals," he wrote.
According to Haddad, the footage shown on the channel was taken from a report he produced as part of his journalistic work for the English-language i24NEWS, and its purpose was to present to the world the humanitarian work of an Israeli organisation.
"I did not promote the charity and I did not receive a shekel from it - I promoted Israeli hasbara!" Haddad clarified.
