Uri Misgav
Israeli journalist
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| 2023 | Misgav revealed a gifting affair involving Benjamin Netanyahu, uncovering that Netanyahu did not return gifts to the State of Israel after leaving office in 2021, including a valuable Bible received from Vladimir Putin. |
| October 2023 | During the Israel-Hamas War, Misgav publicly accused the Netanyahu government of being responsible for the attack, criticizing the neglect of security in residential areas near the Gaza border. |
| October 5 2023 | Revealed that Minister Nir Barkat traveled to London at public expense, which prompted journalist Ayala Hasson to call him a 'liar' on Twitter. |
| September 2023 | Minister Amichai Chikli filed a libel lawsuit against Uri Misgav for claiming that Chikli refused to enlist during the Second Lebanon War. |
| March 11 2023 | Police detained Uri Misgav following a controversial tweet advising Netanyahu not to come to Berlin. |
| December 2022 | Joined the team of presenters for the television program 'Critics of the State' on the Knesset Channel, working alongside colleagues Gadi Taub and Neve Drumi. |
| 2021 | During the Corona outbreak, Misgav published an investigative piece exposing potential discrimination in 'rescue flights', revealing that many ultra-Orthodox individuals were permitted to enter Israel while other stranded Israelis were denied entry. |
| January 2021 | Wrote an article in Haaretz newspaper criticizing the ultra-Orthodox public regarding the Corona epidemic, describing them as 'destroying and defeating the state'. The Press Council Ethics Tribunal later determined the article was racist and inciting, and ordered its removal from the newspaper's website. |
| 2020 | Uri Misgav, together with Shikma Bressler, initiated the Black Flags protest, calling for public participation through a Facebook post. |
| July 27 2017 | Uri Misgav petitioned the Supreme Court against the Attorney General and the State Attorney, demanding a decision on the Prime Minister's residency case after 14 months of police recommendations to file charges. |
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