Health minister’s intervention highlights Israel’s protekzia problem, healthcare gaps - editorial
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-09-18 13:19 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Health, Culture & Entertainment, Middle East, Media
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A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) journalist set out this week to defend Health Minister Haim Katz (Likud) from what she described as Israeli media’s “derisive” treatment of him. In doing so, she inadvertently illustrated a much deeper problem with the way Israeli society works.
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