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
