Israel tightens restrictions on press freedom, primarily targeting the Tel Aviv Tribune media network.
Israel is stepping up its crackdown on media coverage of its war on Gaza and other attacks.
Tel Aviv Tribune television has again been targeted, this time in the occupied West Bank, with its offices closed by armed and masked soldiers and its operations suspended for 45 days.
A controversial media law passed in April allows for action against foreign journalists who have undermined Israel’s security.
And it’s not just foreign media that are complaining.
Even the Israeli media is closely monitored and its coverage of the war must go through military censorship.
So how far will Israel go in restricting press freedom?
Presenter: James Bay
Guests:
Fatima AbdulKarim – Veteran Palestinian journalist working for the Christian Science Monitor
Oren Ziv – Journalist for the 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
