Israeli launches 24-hour news channe

Israel has launched a 24 hour news channel. Israel’s growing rift with the European Union, talks with the Palestinian Authority and the turmoil in Egypt were just a few of the stories to make headlines Wednesday on i24.

The new channel aims at news junkies worldwide who are interested in the Middle East.  It will broadcast simultaneously in English, French and Arabic, according to i24 founder and CEO Frank Melloul.

Melloul said the goal is 'to show a different side of Israel, especially to people who may have a negative view of" it.

Melloul is a former French diplomat who advised former president Jacques Chirac and was involved in founding the France 24 news channel.

The new channel is being funded by private investors, with the bulk of the money coming from French-Israeli media mogul Patrick Drahgi, Melloul said.