The channel was likely to shut down at a later date, but what left every staff of Channel One was the government’s decision to shut it so abruptly.
According to some reports, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chose to bring the curtain down on the channel so suddenly because of his political battle. However, critics said that the shutting down of Channel One, Israel’s first news channel, was a part of Netanyahu’s attempts to control the media.
The video of Even breaking down on Live TV has gone viral now. The short clip was posted on the channel’s official Facebook page, where close to half a million people have viewed the video and several thousands people having shared it.
The channel’s staff ended the show with Israel’s national anthem.