Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan told Niv Raskin on IDF Radio (Galei Zahal) this morning that he will vote against the shutdown of Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) in the cabinet. At the same time, Erdan, who as the then-minister of communications had signed the initiative to dismantle the Israel Broadcasting Authority and establish Kan, added that he has not yet decided how he would vote in the Knesset if the cabinet approves the Broadcasting Corporation's shutdown. RELATED ARTICLES Coalition chair: Public broadcasting will stay Kahlon: I'll veto abolition of public broadcasting corp New Broadcasting Corp. ready to go on air As for the claims made by Coalition Chairman MK David Bitan that the corporation is unbalanced and left-leaning in the opinions it expresses, Erdan said, "For years, I have claimed that the opinions of the majority, the national camp, are not sufficiently voiced in the media. But my impression is that the corporation is balanced and expresses all opinions, more than any other media outlet." Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on November 13, 2016 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2016
