Why is Israel intensifying its crackdown on media coverage? | Inside Story
Israel is intensifying its crackdown on media coverage of its war on Gaza and other assaults.
Al Jazeera Network has again been targeted, this time in the Occupied West Bank, with its offices closed down and its operations suspended for 45 days.
A controversial media law means action can be taken against foreign journalists for allegedly harming Israel’s security.
And it is not just the foreign press that is complaining.
Even Israeli media is under scrutiny and its coverage on the war has to go through military censors.
So how far will Israel go in restricting press freedom?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests:
Fatima Abdulkarim, veteran Palestinian journalists reporting for the Christian Science Monitor.
Oren Ziv, reporter for independent Israeli news site Local Call and +972 Magazine.
Fiona O’Brien, UK Director of Reporters without Borders international campaign to protect freedom of information and independent journalism.
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