US EditionIsraeli gov’t says it is cutting all ties with the ‘Haaretz’ newspaper
- Israel’s Cabinet has unanimously decided to "cease to engage with the newspaper 'Haaretz' in any way and not publish any advertisements in it."
- The decision will end government advertising in 'Haaretz' and cancel state employee subscriptions, as stated by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi.
- 'Haaretz' accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to "dismantle Israeli democracy" with this decision.
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The Israeli government responds to Haaretz's coverage of the war, considered critical of Israel. The newspaper says that Netanyahu wants to “destroy the free press” in the country to “impose authoritarian regime”.
Israel’s boycott of Haaretz is straight out of the authoritarian playbook
Authoritarians have a playbook when it comes to dealing with the media. It may not be written down anywhere, but the tactics are all too familiar to those with experience of these regimes: Demonize, detain (and if necessary even kill) — and defund. So it should ring alarm bells when supposed democracies engage in these behaviors. Israel’s decision on Sunday to cut funding for Haaretz — an internationally respected news outlet and Israel’s oldest…
The Israeli daily Haaretz is known for its critical stance against the government. Now government authorities are apparently no longer allowed to communicate with the newspaper. The trigger was a comment by the publisher. By Bettina Meier.
The Israeli government unanimously decided to boycott 'Haaretz', the country's oldest newspaper, because of its critical coverage of the war. The newspaper accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to "dismantle Israeli democracy."
Lisa Rozovski, a journalist for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, published an open letter, she claims, written by lawyer Anatoly Blinov and addressed to businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
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