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Palestinian photojournalist Nidal Ashtiyeh displays his gas mask at his home in the village of Salem, West Bank, May 16, 2015. A rubber bullet fired by Israeli troops at a Nakba Day protest near Nablus struck the glass of his mask, which shattered and wounded his eye. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

IDF shoots Palestinian journalist with rubber bullet in latest assault

Nidal Eshtayeh says he was standing away from protesters when Israeli troops shot a rubber-coated steel bullet at his eye. Two IDF officers were recently convicted for assaulting Israeli and Palestinian journalists. Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian photojournalist in the eye with a rubber-coated steel bullet on Saturday. Nidal Eshtayeh, a photographer for Chinese news…

By Haggai Matar May 16, 2015

Ben Zygier, alleged Mossad Agent who was found dead in his cell in 2010 (photo: ABC Australia)

Press freedom in Israel: Democracy in the age of self-censorship

More worrying than the institutional instruments that enable censorship are the multiple forms of self-censorship that are deeply ingrained in the journalistic practices and conventions of Israeli media. By Ido Liven As the Hebrew proverb goes, “be a tail among lions rather than a head among foxes.” In Freedom House’s latest report, Israel’s state of press…

By +972 Magazine May 7, 2013