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Why are so few Arabs interviewed on Israeli TV?

Published ratings tracking the number of Israeli Arab interviewees on Israeli TV has got the media's attention.

Nurit Canetti
Nurit Canetti
Aug 19, 2016
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen on monitors before the evening news bulletin at Channel 10's control room in Jerusalem November 18, 2015. Critics say Netanyahu, known as "Bibi," is hitting the wrong note when it comes to the media, weakening press freedom and holding sway over TV broadcasters in a country that bills itself as the Middle East's only true democracy. Picture taken November 18, 2015. To match Insight ISRAEL-NETANYAHU/MEDIA REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RTX1VG1F
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen on monitors before the evening news bulletin at Channel 10's control room in Jerusalem, Nov. 18, 2015. — REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

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