Israeli newspaper Haaretz has been compelled to publish articles with significant portions redacted by government censors. This censorship is linked to the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the use of administrative detention by Israeli forces, which allows for the indefinite holding of Palestinians without charge or due process. The redactions, including in a Haaretz opinion piece, have raised concerns about the erosion of political rights within Israel. Additionally, there are reports that BBC journalists and editors are hesitant to fully report on the situation due to fear of reprimand from their superiors for displeasing the Israeli government. The censorship also pertains to reporting on the detention of Arabs in the West Bank.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz has published a censored opinion article which shows entire sections of text covering the use of administrative detention on Palestinians blacked out https://t.co/tBDgGBGvhD
Haaretz published an opinion piece "with chunks of text redacted, referencing a standing gag order preventing media from discussing “administrative detention” – a system under which Israeli forces hold Palestinians indefinitely w/o charge or due process." https://t.co/5Hvx0aMz0s
So indicative of a robust democratic country when one of its leading newspapers is forced to redact its own reporting with black redacted bars, because the story describes the abuses and lawlessness of Israel's brutal detention of Arabs in the West Bank, and that's not allowed: https://t.co/emV3x8mzGW
Haaretz has had to black out its reporting due to order from Israel’s government censor 👇 https://t.co/mDGj8UsqoW
A BBC journalist writes that editors at the broadcaster are afraid of reprimand from their bosses for reporting that displeases the Israeli government, leading to the BBC’s consistently holding back from reporting the full horrors of Israel’s war on Gaza. https://t.co/y1H5p3MC85
It has come to that: Haaretz went to print with chunks of text redacted by the censor. This is the price Israelis pay for the continued genocide: loss of their own political rights within Israel. https://t.co/LTbhVF7tr3