Ariella Ben-Avraham

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An Israeli soldier attempts to block the view of a photographer as soldiers body search Palestinian men in the West Bank city of Hebron on June 22, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
A spike in censorship: Israel censored on average one news piece a day in 2018
The IDF Censor prohibited the publication of more news reports last year than in almost any other year this decade. While fewer articles were submitted for review than in previous years, the percentage of stories that were partially or fully censored was significantly higher. Israel’s military censor prohibited the publication of 363 news articles in 2018,…
By Haggai Matar March 15, 2019
Illustrative photo by Jennifer Moo (CC BY-ND 2.0)
IDF Censor redacts 1 in 5 articles it reviews for publication
The Israeli military censor has redacted, in full or in part, over 17,000 articles since 2011. While fewer articles have been censored in 2015 and 2016, the new IDF Censor is attempting to redact already-published information with alarming frequency. The Israeli Military Censor has outright banned the publication of 1,936 articles and redacted some information from 14,196…
By Haggai Matar September 26, 2016
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