Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Gaza war: Israeli government has Haaretz newspaper in its sights as it tightens screws on media freedom

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Colleen Murrell, Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University

The Israeli government is putting pressure on the left-leaning newspaper Haaretz to line up in support of the government in its conduct of the war in Gaza.

The communications minister, Shlomo Karhi, has suggested financial penalties be applied to the paper accusing it of “lying, defeatist propaganda” and “sabotaging Israel in wartime”. The proposal aims to cancel…

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