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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Katz appoints new IDF chief censor
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Israel Katz has nominated Col. Netanel Kula to serve as the next military censor.
Kula, who currently serves as the Central Command’s intelligence officer, will replace Brig. Gen. Kobi Mandelblit who has served in the position since 2022.
Israel is something of a rarity among democratic countries in its use of a military censor to prevent the publication of classified material. Under Israeli law, all news articles — in both traditional media and social media — dealing with national security and related issues must be approved by the censor before publication.
Kula has served in a variety of military positions over the past 25 years, most of them related to intelligence.
He will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general before entering the position of military censor.
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