Israel/Palestine

muriel_volestrangler

(102,562 posts) Sun Nov 24, 2024, 06:27 PM Nov 24

Israeli government orders officials to boycott left-leaning paper Haaretz

Israel’s government is set to punish the country’s leading left-leaning newspaper, Haaretz, by ordering a boycott of the publication by government officials or anyone working for a government-funded body and halting all government advertising in its pages or website.

In a statement on Sunday, the office of Shlomo Karhi, the communications minister, said that his proposal against Haaretz had been unanimously approved by other ministers.

“We will not allow a reality in which the publisher of an official newspaper in the state of Israel will call for the imposition of sanctions against it and will support the enemies of the state in the midst of a war and will be financed by it,” the statement said.
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The newspaper has published a series of investigations of wrongdoing or abuses by senior officials and the armed forces, and has long been in the crosshairs of the current government. It has also been a vocal supporter of the campaign for a ceasefire to free hostages seized by Hamas in October last year and still held in Gaza.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/24/israeli-government-orders-officials-to-boycott-left-leaning-paper-haaretz

Authoritarian government throws a tantrum.

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Israeli government orders officials to boycott left-leaning paper Haaretz (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Nov 24 OP

That quite a democracy they have there. Klarkashton Nov 24 #1

How is it different from our democracy, especially in light of trump taking over the government soon? Beastly Boy Nov 24 #2

When dump takes over will you still think we have a democracy? Eko Nov 25 #4

That's quite a democracy we have here, isn't it? Beastly Boy Nov 25 #6

Your point is what? Eko Nov 25 #8

Subscriptions to Haaretz increase in 1 ... 2 ... nt eppur_se_muova Nov 24 #3

So now Israel is boycotting Israeli products? Does this mean Israel is antisemitic? Crunchy Frog Nov 25 #5

Doesnt end there ...... Israeli Nov 25 #7

Boycotting Haaretz: Part of Netanyahu's Masterplan to Destroy Press Freedom in Israel Israeli Wednesday #9

Like the GOP wants to eliminate PBS and NPR, the Likud wants to eliminate Haaretz. C0RI0LANUS Wednesday #10

Klarkashton

(2,157 posts)

1. That quite a democracy they have there.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sun Nov 24, 2024, 06:28 PM

Nov 24

Beastly Boy

(11,204 posts)

2. How is it different from our democracy, especially in light of trump taking over the government soon?

Reply to Klarkashton (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 24, 2024, 09:09 PM

Nov 24

Eko

(8,522 posts)

4. When dump takes over will you still think we have a democracy?

Reply to Beastly Boy (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 25, 2024, 12:17 AM

Nov 25

When he eviscerates the justice department will you still think we have a democracy?
When he takes away federal funds to blue states because they don't follow his whims will you still think we have a democracy?
When he fires the generals and officers involved in the Afghanistan pull out will you still think we have a democracy?
When his goons start pulling people off the streets will you still think we have a democracy?
When he gets a nationwide abortion ban will you still think we have a democracy?
If his justice department shuts down left wing sites will you still think we have a democracy?
When the last one happens you wont be able to finally tell me no.

Beastly Boy

(11,204 posts)

6. That's quite a democracy we have here, isn't it?

Reply to Eko (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 25, 2024, 07:41 AM

Nov 25

My point exactly.

Eko

(8,522 posts)

8. Your point is what?

Reply to Beastly Boy (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 25, 2024, 05:15 PM

Nov 25

That we aren't a democracy? And that Israel isn't?

eppur_se_muova

(37,501 posts)

3. Subscriptions to Haaretz increase in 1 ... 2 ... nt

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sun Nov 24, 2024, 09:09 PM

Nov 24

Crunchy Frog

(27,011 posts)

5. So now Israel is boycotting Israeli products? Does this mean Israel is antisemitic?

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Nov 25, 2024, 01:00 AM

Nov 25

Israeli

(4,306 posts)

7. Doesnt end there ......

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Nov 25, 2024, 03:36 PM

Nov 25

Israeli Ministers Push Bill to Privatize Kan Public Broadcaster

'The bill's immediate significance is the full and total elimination of public broadcasting in Israel, fundamentally altering Israeli media. Such a drastic decision cannot be made hastily through a private bill,' the official legal opinion on the bill states. Journalists' unions say that 'about 1,000 employees who work in public broadcasting are being attacked by ministers and in order undermine freedom of the press'

Source : Haaretz

link : https://archive.md/GTTYu

Israeli

(4,306 posts)

9. Boycotting Haaretz: Part of Netanyahu's Masterplan to Destroy Press Freedom in Israel

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Nov 27, 2024, 05:48 AM

Wednesday

The Israeli government's decision to punish Haaretz by imposing economic sanctions is one tactic in Netanyahu's comprehensive effort to muzzle, suffocate and supplant independent critical journalism in Israel

Make no mistake, the decision that was approved by the government of Israel on Sunday, to boycott Haaretz – imposing economic sanctions, forbidding any use of public funds for advertising or subscriptions – is not a stand-alone event.

It partners another incident, when one of Israel's most important investigative journalists, Ilana Dayan, was brutally attacked when she "dared" to tell CNN's Christian Amanpour that Israeli media doesn't show the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Shortly after this interview, Dayan was bombarded by incitement, hate speech, threats on social media and via text messages to her private cellphone, along with a clear delegitimization of her right to express the facts.

These are not separate incidents. This is part of a well-crafted masterplan by Netanyahu and his government to destroy press freedom in Israel and the independent media in this country.

The masterplan plays out in several dimensions..............

Continued @ : https://archive.md/3RNZm

Source : Haaretz .

C0RI0LANUS

(1,540 posts)

10. Like the GOP wants to eliminate PBS and NPR, the Likud wants to eliminate Haaretz.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Nov 27, 2024, 06:13 AM

Wednesday

Writing for Haaretz, Gideon Levy won the Sokolov Award (AKA the Israeli Pulitzer) in 2021.

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