Second Authority for Television and Radio: Maintain Balance and Prevent Prohibited Propaganda
Ahead of the 2026 elections, the acting director general of the Second Authority, Uri Sharaf, called on regulated broadcasters to ensure respectful discourse, balance, reliability, full disclosure, and prevention of prohibited propaganda during the election…
Assessment
Israel's Second Authority for Television and Radio is preemptively warning broadcasters about election coverage rules more than a year before the 2026 elections. The acting director's statement explicitly ties the reminder to social polarization and the spread of deceptive tech, suggesting regulators see the media landscape as more fragile than in past cycles. Watch for enforcement actions against channels that test the limits of the balanced-coverage mandate.