Censorship

When journalism fails, democracy fails - opinion

Today, we face another contagion: the erosion of our collective capacity for critical thinking.

What happens when Israeli citizens lose the ability to distinguish facts from fiction?
CNN Senior White House Report Betsy Klein during a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.

CNN, MS NOW reporters blocked from entering White House after Trump ban on 'fake news' - report

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 21, 2025.

Pentagon fires editor-in-chief of US military newspaper, reportedly for opposing censorship

People watch Macy's Fourth of July fireworks as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, from a ship at Brooklyn Bridge Marina, in New York City, US, July 4, 2026

Coast Guard removes environmentalist ship from US 250th anniversary parade over political banners


IDF, police, Shin Bet criticize media for coverage of Tel Aviv attack in rare letter

"Some of the TV channels turned the hunt for the terrorist into actual reality TV, without any censorship or self criticism," the three agencies' spokespeople wrote in bold in a joint letter.

 Police and rescue workers at the scene of a terror attack on Dizengoff street, central Tel Aviv. 5 were wounded in the shooting, 3 severely. April 07, 2022.

Ukraine-Russia war: Russia bans 2 Israeli news sites - report

The Israeli sites banned were that of Channel 9, a Russian-language Israeli channel, and Vesti, the Russian-language site belonging to Yediot Aharonot.

Hands are seen on a keyboard in front of a displayed cyber code in this picture illustration taken October 4, 2018

Does Israel's military censor balance democracy and security correctly?

The chief military censor today is Brig.-Gen. Doron Ben Barak, who previously served as the deputy military advocate-general and someone who is well acquainted with human rights and civil liberties.

 AN ISRAELI F-15 takes part in an international aerial training exercise in October at the Uvda Air Force Base.

China censors re-write ‘Fight Club’ ending, say authorities triumphed

The original "crazy and poetic" ending was replaced by a message describing a different one (spoiler alert inside).

 Core cast of the film Fight Club: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter.

IDF must be quicker to combat unconfirmed news - analysis

The IDF needs to get the story out there fast because if it doesn’t, false information is going to circulate. That's what happened Monday night.

 Israeli soldiers search for parts of a crashed military helicopter after a military helicopter crashed off the coast of the northern Israeli city of Hafia, January 4, 2022.

Nadav Lapid’s ‘Ahed’s Knee’ lacks soul

Ahed’s Knee is a cri de coeur from Israel’s most acclaimed director about creeping censorship of art in Israel.

AHED'S KNEE (United King Films)

Cannes winner Lapid defends taking government help

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, who won a Jury Prize over the weekend for his film Ahed’s Knee, said that he is committed to saying what he truly believes, no matter how critical.

NADAV LAPID

Facebook will now provide Holocaust education in 12 languages

Beginning in January, people who searched in English for information about the Holocaust or Holocaust denial were given a prompt to visit AboutHolocaust.org.

People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebook logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014.

Haredi news site blurs out faces of new gov't's female ministers

The trend in haredi media of censoring images of women is widespread, but is also relatively recent.

A screenshot of the haredi news site B'Hadrei Haredim with the faces of female ministers blurred out.

IDF intelligence officer's family does not want his identity revealed

IDF sees no reason to hide identity from a security standpoint

An Israeli soldier walks next to a military vehicle at a mobile artillery unit location on the Israeli side by the Israel border with Gaza