Israel press
High Court freezes Second Authority council after state misses response deadline
The new extension requests, submitted on Sunday, “are not acceptable to me at all,” Justice Alex Stein wrote, adding that this was the case regardless of the petitioners’ positions.
Israel's broadcasting law poses 'grave risk,' A-G says, urging High Court to hear petitions
Press watchdog: Israel still blocking independent foreign reporting in Gaza despite ceasefire
Katz says gov't will approve shutdown of Army Radio today after 75 years of broadcasting
Freedom of the press and good taste
“What do you mean I’m an antisemite? My wife is Jewish!”
Nat'l Journalists Assoc. demands inquiry into death of Gaza photographer
Yasser Murtaja, 31, was killed while covering Friday's protests in Gaza.
Media Comment: Netanyahu and the press
It is this one-sidedness and lack of truth that is helping Netanyahu. Israel, though, is losing.
Communications Minister stops Israeli right-wing channel’s shutdown
Will Communications Minister Ayoub Kara not just successfully prevent Channel 20 from shutting down, but also change policies to allow the right-wing channel to broadcast news?
Rivlin, ministers outraged as Israeli right-wing station may be shut down
Communications Minister Ayoub Kara vows channel will stay on the air.
Israeli Communications Minister: I will shut down Al-Jazeera, period
"If they want to open their mouths, they can do it at the dentist," said Communications Minister Ayoub Kara to The Jerusalem Post about Qatari-funded international news channel Al Jazeera.
Does the politicization of Israeli journalism pose a threat to democracy?
"30, 50, 70 percent of the advertising pages" in Israel Hayom are government-bought, according to Yediot Aharonot publisher Amnon Mozes.
Israel weighs reversing decision to pull Al Jazeera reporter's credentials
Karam had been threatened with having his credentials lifted due to an interview he gave to the Muslim Brotherhood television station in May.
Press Council head calls Netanyahu's attack on media 'pathetic'
"Making the press into the enemy of the nation is anti-democratic," Dalia Dorner said.
Foreign Press Association petitions Israel's High Court over interference
The FPA regards journalists' treatment as “a shameful performance for a country that boasts that it is the Middle East’s only democracy and claims to be committed to freedom of the press.”
