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July 14, 2025, 12:29 am
High Court judges query state over efficacy of law banning Al Jazeera
Civil rights group and Qatari outlet argue law is unconstitutional; justices suggest its provisions are too vague, one touts ‘factual’ lower court finding that Al Jazeera is involved in terror
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Ministers back bill to let Israeli citizens directly purchase West Bank land
Existing state of affairs called ‘blatantly discriminatory and racist’ as non-Muslims are barred from buying real estate in a holdover from Jordanian rule
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January 15, 2025, 5:49 pm
Criticizing own party, Likud MK blocks bill to shutter public broadcaster
‘Public broadcasting is needed in Israel,’ David Bitan declares, criticizing ‘those in Likud who are causing damage to the party for the sake of politics’
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January 4, 2025, 4:22 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 4: Day 456 – David Horovitz on freedom of the press under attack
Marking five years of the our Daily Briefing podcast, ToI’s editor also discusses the challenges of wartime reporting and how the military censor works
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January 3, 2025, 10:34 am
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Marking five years of the our Daily Briefing podcast, ToI’s editor also discusses the challenges of wartime reporting and how the military censor works
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November 28, 2024, 8:10 pm
Coalition push to privatize state media continues with bill to sell off Army Radio
Likud MK Nissim Vaturi’s proposed law echoes language found in controversial legislation, panned by press advocates, to sell off the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation
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November 27, 2024, 9:23 pm
MKs advance controversial bill to privatize or shutter Kan public broadcaster
Foreign Press Association condemns ‘vindictive and politically motivated’ attacks on media, warns that legislation could ‘undermine democratic values’
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November 24, 2024, 7:12 pm
Ministers back bill to privatize Kan public broadcaster, call for Haaretz boycott
Opponents say ministers’ push to shutter Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation within 2 years would ‘severely harm freedom of the press’ and aims to stifle criticism of government
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