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Prime Minister Netanyahu making a recorded public address. (YouTube) screenshot)
By nixing German FM meet, Netanyahu ups Israel’s tyranny a notch
While Netanyahu’s move appears to be extreme, it actually fits coherently with his government’s orchestrated campaign against Israeli human rights organizations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled his meeting on Tuesday with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel just one hour before it was slated to begin, after the latter refused to cancel scheduled meetings with anti-occupation organizations B’Tselem and…
By Mairav Zonszein April 25, 2017
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference, July 3, 2013. (photo: Kobi Gideon / GPO)
StandWithUs to take cash, messaging from Israeli gov’t
The American ‘hasbara’ organization will disseminate government messages in a contract with the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. By Itamar Bazz / ‘The 7th Eye‘ The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, will fund a hasbara organization to disseminate propaganda on behalf of the Israeli government. The allocation of public funds, over NIS 1…
By The Seventh Eye January 13, 2015
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference, July 3, 2013. (photo: Kobi Gideon / GPO)
What is NGO Monitor’s connection to the Israeli government?
The spearhead of the battle against Israeli human rights organizations, NGO Monitor, is run by a man who, at least for a period of time since its founding, was closely affiliated with the Prime Minister’s Office. On another front, the government is now targeting human rights NGOs’ tax status. By Yossi Gurvitz and Noam Rotem…
By Yossi Gurvitz April 29, 2014
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Ben Zygier, alleged Mossad Agent who was found dead in his cell in 2010 (photo: ABC Australia)
Press freedom in Israel: Democracy in the age of self-censorship
More worrying than the institutional instruments that enable censorship are the multiple forms of self-censorship that are deeply ingrained in the journalistic practices and conventions of Israeli media. By Ido Liven As the Hebrew proverb goes, “be a tail among lions rather than a head among foxes.” In Freedom House’s latest report, Israel’s state of press…
By +972 Magazine May 7, 2013
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