free speech in Israel

Ahmad Khalifa wearing an ankle bracelet during house arrest, Haifa, Israel, June 4, 2024.(Oren Ziv)
In first, Israel convicts Palestinian citizens for chanting slogans
A Haifa court found two men guilty of ‘indirect incitement to terrorism’ after they joined an anti-war protest. Lawyers warn it sets a dangerous precedent.
By Baker Zoubi May 20, 2026
A promotional poster for Nidal Baderneh's show "Iron Kibbeh."
A Palestinian comedian walks into an Israeli interrogation room
Nidal Badarneh was arrested for joking about Israeli hostages. Yet when Israeli comedians joke about the war, or even killing Palestinians, no one bats an eye.
By Noam Shuster-Eliassi March 12, 2025
Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch (Courtesy of Omar Shakir).
PODCAST: Israel wants to deport this human rights defender
On the latest episode of The +972 Podcast, Human Right Watch’s Omar Shakir talks about Israel’s case against him, which he believes is a watershed moment for democracy and free speech in Israel. Listen here: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify   For more than a year now, Israel has been trying to deport the Israel and Palestine Director…
By +972 Magazine June 28, 2019
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Handout photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, June 4, 2018. (Haim Zach/GPO)
Israeli gov’t is trying to defund +972 Magazine, report says
Israel has been working to curtail critical voices in recent years, often by portraying them as foreign agents and seeking to dry up their funding. By +972 Magazine Staff Israel asked the German government to pressure two left-leaning political foundations to stop funding +972 Magazine, according to a report in the German media Thursday. +972…
By +972 Magazine December 6, 2018
The boycott law is in effect. Wait, can I write that?
The media cycle has been dominated by news of the anti-boycott law this week.  However, some might have missed a crucial point; the anti-boycott law is now in effect.  What does this mean for my writing on +972 and the work of the site in general? Simply put, if I write an opinion piece in…
By Joseph Dana July 17, 2011
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