Haifa inspectors harass foreign press working for CNN, BBC, and Fox News — against police and military censorship orders

Arabs are 18% of Israeli citizens but barely 1% of mainstream media — editorial decisions keep Arab voices nearly absent, and when they do appear, they're often unrepresentative

Three Years After the Huwara Pogrom, Israeli Authorities Grant Immunity to Those Who Called to “Erase” the Town

In 2023, Yitzhak Sofer punched a photographer for the "Anadolu" news agency, hit him with his weapon, and kicked him in the head nine times while he was pinned to the ground • He was convicted of assault causing bodily harm, but after it was claimed that he expressed remorse, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, and that a conviction would harm his police career - the judge reversed his earlier decision: "He chose the path of reform in which there is hope," "The behavior does not characterize him" • Plaintiff: The defendant did not express remorse or empathy, it is clear that his words were "spoken for show"

A Reuters journalist was killed and journalists from international media outlets were seriously injured by IDF fire in Lebanon in October 2023 • Multiple comprehensive investigations determined it was deliberate fire on the group, which was marked as press crews and positioned in open terrain, and that there was no exchange of fire at the location • The IDF expressed regret and promised the incident would be investigated, but two years later reports that "the incident is currently in the investigation stages, and the findings of the inquiry regarding the incident have not yet been concluded"

For an entire year, the justices of the Supreme Court allowed the government to avoid responding to a petition filed by representatives of the international press, who demanded to permit journalistic coverage from within Gaza. “All the so-called justifications for this extremely severe violation of the very foundations of freedom of expression and the public’s right to know have now expired,” argued the Foreign Press Association (FPA). The justices were unconvinced and granted the state yet another extension to draft a new response. Until now, the judges had justified the delays on the grounds of the ongoing war. now, the pretext is the ceasefire

The Foreign Press Association (FPA), which filed the petition, declared: "Journalism is not a crime. Israel must stop killing journalists in Gaza and give the foreign press free and independent access to the territory. This continued and institutionalized delay in the process is a mark of shame on Israel and its allies, who have too often chosen not to speak up in defense of basic press freedoms"

Yair Golan demands disclosure of documents, bank accounts and diaries related to "Qatargate" • The revelations that Netanyahu's advisors were funded by Qatar, that Netanyahu delayed steps against Al-Jazeera, prevented Mossad investigation into Qatari funding and more, raise "serious suspicion of harm to state security by Netanyahu and his office staff and even suspicion that they 'sold' the security of Israeli children for Qatari money"

Journalists from Israel signed a petition calling for an end to the war in Gaza • “Throughout the war an absurd situation has developed, in which everywhere else in the world people know more about our actions in Gaza and the West Bank than we ourselves know.”

Amit Segal Sues Facebook User Who Wrote That He Is "A Vile Terrorist Who Supports War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity"