Journalists’ Organization and Haaretz-TheMarker Journalists Petition Against Government
A petition to the Supreme Court against the government’s decision to boycott Haaretz and prohibit government ministries from advertising in it: An illegal decision aimed at intimidating Israeli press from criticizing the government, part of a wave of legislation against media • Foreign Ministry employees also oppose the decision: The fact that we’ll stop reading the newspaper won’t make it disappear
The Other Cost of War
The long-standing alliance with Germany, one of Israel’s two most important allies, is in jeopardy amid the never-ending war in Gaza
The Martyred Saint of the New Elite
Sheffi Paz Sought to Become a Symbol of the Fight Against ‘Progressive’ Rule • Channel 14 Provided Her with a Distorted and False Media Campaign All the Way to Neve Tirza
The real threat to Public Broadcasting in Israel
Insane bills like those of Gottlieb and Karhi are not meant to become laws • This is extortion by threats, which the Broadcasting Corporation must deal with courageously
Netanyahu Returned to Power, and Government Advertising on Channel 14 Soars
Exclusive data on advertising volume on the pro-Bibi channel reveals a sharp increase in airtime purchased by Netanyahu’s government after its formation • The most notable increases were recorded in Likud ministers’ offices, including the Prime Minister’s Office • The Ministry of Transportation under Miri Regev saw a 480% surge • Another jump was recorded in the purchasing policy of the Israel Police and Minister Itamar Ben Gvir • The flow of advertising budgets joins a series of laws and regulatory benefits worth tens of millions of shekels to Channel 14
Channel 14: Kamala Harris is a Terrorism Supporter
On Channel 14, which is associated with PM Netanyahu, a caption portraying the Democratic presidential candidate as a “terrorism supporter” was displayed on screen for several minutes • The program is hosted by Yaakov Bardugo, Netanyahu’s political advisor
Who’s the Hate-Filled Idiot Here
Amit Segal Ignored Rabin’s Assassination, Incited Against Israeli Arabs and Former Soviet Union Immigrants, and Insulted His Critics
An anatomy of a fiasco foretold
Minister Shlomo Karhi vs. AP: Baseless accusations seasoned with blatant lies, and a direct continuation of Netanyahu’s policies
The “Al Jazeera law” is a lesson in populism
Although the law is largely a PR stunt addressing an imaginary problem, it sets a dangerous precedent by allowing a minister to directly restrict a TV channel’s broadcast for the first time. Otzma-Yehudit stated: We’ve got a foot in the door
“The prime minister and the ministers of the cabinet are severely damaging the freedom of the press”
The Union of Journalists in Israel and the heads of the news departments at Israeli TV channels appealed to Prime Minister Netanyahu and Cabinet Ministers Galant and Gantz: stop the boycott of interviews on Israeli media
