Gadi Taub on Media, Leaks, and the Deep State: Inside Israel’s Sde Teiman Scandal

Peloni:  Hear how deep the Israeli Deep State goes

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• The aired detention-center video was edited together from two different timestamps, demonstrating manipulation  of the video.

• Pixelation in the footage suggested wrongdoing without showing clear evidence.

• Assertion that unlike Ari Rosenfeld’s case, the damaging leak of the tape was never seriously investigated.

• Right-wing outlets demanded a probe while Channel 12 and other mainstream media stood by the report.

• NGO “We Choose Life” petitioned the Supreme Court for an independent investigation into the leak.

• The Military Advocate General claimed an investigation was underway, which critics say was misleading.

• Gali Baharav-Miara intervened, arguing the leak caused no significant security damage and was difficult to trace.

• Leadership changes at Shin Bet after Ronen Bar left office enabled internal findings about the leak to surface.

• A polygraph administered by Shin Bet allegedly revealed the leak had been authorized by the Military Advocate General herself.

• The Military Advocate General resigned, reportedly admitting she approved the leak to defend subordinates after public unrest.

• Attempts to appoint independent investigators were blocked, and a senior police official connected to the probe was removed.

• Allegation that police misused Pegasus spyware developed by NSO Group in cases, possibly including matters related to PM Netanyahu.

• Growing divide between right-leaning media (e.g., Channel 14, independent podcasts) and mainstream outlets.

• Reference to past media suppression involving Yasser Arafat and the Oslo Accords.

• Comparison of the situation to Nineteen Eighty-Four and a “Ministry of Truth”.

• Lawsuits against conservative figures are being used to silence dissent but have instead fueled crowdfunding and alternative media growth.

• Severe personal and financial harm to the accused soldiers and their families.

• Framing of the affair as a watershed moment exposing institutional corruption and media bias.