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Illustrative photo of archived documents. (Shutterstock.com)
Israel’s state archivist opens up about censorship, digitization
Israel’s state archivist confirms that nearly half a million pages have been sent to the IDF Censor, which has redacted historical documents that already saw the light of day, and talks about why he didn’t foresee the storm that erupted over his decision to end access to paper documents. Israel’s state archivist did not foresee…
By Haggai Matar April 13, 2016
Illustrative photo of the digitization of archives. (Lilyana Vynogradova / Shutterstock.com)
The end of history at Israel’s state archives?
As part of a welcome digitization process, the Israel State Archives will soon revoke access to original paper documents, and the documents it puts online will be subject to military censorship. But academics and civil liberties groups are fighting back. (Correction appended below) Israel’s State Archives (ISA) will no longer give researchers and the public…
By Haggai Matar April 12, 2016
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