How Netanyahu's court pundit is sabotaging Israeli journalism

Netanyahu associate and Channel 14 commentator Jacob Bardugo repeatedly called for an investigation into how Channel 12 learned of Israel's planned Iran strike – putting journalists' ability to protect their sources at risk

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How Netanyahu's court pundit is sabotaging Israeli journalism

Netanyahu associate and Channel 14 commentator Jacob Bardugo repeatedly called for an investigation into how Channel 12 learned of Israel's planned Iran strike – putting journalists' ability to protect their sources at risk

Noa Limone

06:17 AM • July 13 2026 IDT

Jacob Bardugo takes care to say that he isn't a journalist, but rather a "media personality." He repeated this assertion in the latest incident in which he starred – his meeting with the director of the Shin Bet security service, David Zini. He demanded in that meeting that Zini investigate Channel 12 television on suspicion that it received leaked information about the start of Israel's attack on Iran earlier this year.

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