In a rare unfiltered interview, the investor says capital flight during the judicial reform protests was driven by hatred of the Right and claims divine protection amid backlash.
i24 -- Israeli entrepreneur and investor Dov Francis, widely known to the public from his sharp and often controversial appearances on the TV show Sharks, has spoken out forcefully about the personal and professional price he paid for opposing Israel’s judicial reform protests.
In a special interview with Noa Drumi on i24NEWS, Francis said that during the height of the protests he chose to openly challenge what he described as a rigid consensus within Israel’s business and high-tech communities. That decision, he said, cost him friendships, partnerships, and standing within the industry.
Francis launched unprecedented criticism at his former business partner Einat Guez, CEO of Papaya Global, and at other entrepreneurs who promoted moving funds out of Israel. He accused protest leaders of deliberately attempting to undermine Israel’s banking system and economy — actions he claims were motivated “purely by hatred of the Right.”
