The CEO of the public broadcasting corporation "Kan", Eldad Koblenz is being fired after 7 years

The CEO of the public broadcasting corporation "Kan", Eldad Koblenz, is leaving his position after seven years. He will be temporarily replaced by the corporation's vice president of television, Tal Freifeld. Koblenz was due to end his term in March 2023 but was forced to resign after a dismissal order was issued by the corporation council last month. Koblenz petitioned the Labor Court for a restraining order against his dismissal, but the president of the Jerusalem Regional Labor Court, Justice Eyal Avrahami, ruled on Thursday that the hearing procedure for Koblenz was lawful.
The announcement of the end of Koblenz's work was officially announced this evening (Saturday) by the chairman of the corporation's board, Gil Omar, who in an email sent to the corporation's employees wrote that he would like to thank Koblenz "on behalf of the corporation council and on my behalf, for his many contributions and achievements under his leadership. "Eldad has many significant rights in the success of the corporation, as well as in its actual establishment, which was known to be a tortuous and not easy journey."
Omar later teased Koblenz and hinted at a reason for terminating his employment prematurely: "Along with professional success, public broadcasting should be an example and role model in the field of relations and the work environment. The good of public broadcasting and corporation is the only consideration guiding the council in all its decisions." For doing a lot and wishing Tal and all of us great success. "
Koblenz served as the corporation's CEO from day one. His dismissal comes after the publication of the Haaretz investigation, which exposed a long list of abuse at work, sexual harassment and more. Koblenz sought to differentiate himself from the investigation Omar that Koblenz will undertake to lead within six months organizational change in order to correct the hazards that arose in the same inspection.
In response, Koblenz sent a scathing letter to the chairman of the council, in which he claimed that Omar "rules the corporation of terror and fear" and that his sole purpose is to remove him from office. Koblenz further claimed that Omar set "slips from reality" to perform the tasks assigned to him in the repair process "in order to exhaust and frustrate him so as not to He will be able to meet what is required. "
Omar vehemently rejected Koblenz's claims. "This is a document that has no foundation and no connection to reality. It is not possible to accept an argument that all council members have a personal interest against you. I will make it clear again that I do not have, and did not have, any personal struggle against you."
Freifeld was appointed VP of Television by Koblenz and is considered the most powerful woman in the Public Broadcasting Corporation. Her appointment led to a dispute between Koblenz and Omar, who claimed that she did not have enough experience to fill the position. The series "Tehran", "Lock Hour" and "Kupa Rashit" series. As part of her role as VP of Television, she was responsible for a budget of NIS 270 million. As CEO of the corporation, she will now be responsible for a total budget of NIS 750 million.