An Irrational Attack on Israel’s Free Press
When does failing to ban a publication make you less free?
April 28, 2016
An Irrational Attack on Israel’s Free Press
When does failing to ban a publication make you less free?
In its recently released ranking of press freedom in various countries, Freedom House downgraded the Jewish state from “free” to “partly free.” Why? Because Israel has a successful right-wing daily, Israel Hayom, and efforts last year in the Knesset to ban it failed. Jonathan Tobin writes:
April 28, 2016
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