Israel has been accused of genocide following events on October 7, and has since faced criticism for its treatment of journalists and lack of cooperation with international investigations. The country has been condemned for refusing to cooperate with the International Criminal Court and the International Commission of Inquiry regarding allegations of sexual violence on that date. Additionally, Israel has been labeled one of the world's leading jailers of journalists in 2023, with the Committee to Protect Journalists reporting a record-high number of reporters behind bars. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Lior Hayat has banned doctors from speaking to UN representatives, citing the commission of inquiry's anti-Semitic and anti-Israel views. Israel's actions have led to it being compared to authoritarian states known for imprisoning journalists without trial, as noted by the Health Ministry.
Israel has risen to the sixth most-prolific jailer of journalists in the world – tied with Iran – according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists https://t.co/ZVnqByvFzt
Israel has, per Israeli reports, refused to cooperate with the UN human rights investigation into reports of sexual violence on Oct 7. The Health Ministry has told doctors not to speak with investigators. Israel reportedly considers the UN committee anti-Israel. https://t.co/Pr84KYODDQ
Israel placed a record-high number of journalists behind bars in 2023, emerging as one of the world's leading jailers of reporters https://t.co/daABlyPtsX
"Israel has joined a notorious band of authoritarian states with a history of imprisoning journalists by detaining Palestinian reporters without trial since" October 7. For the first time, it is on @PressFreedom's “worst jailers of journalists." https://t.co/jT9LdrJUIX
It shocking - and frankly irresponsible - for pieces on Oct 7 sexual violence allegations to omit the crucial fact that Israel is refusing to cooperate with international investigations (International Criminal Court & International Commission of Inquiry). https://t.co/710zrZaALt
Israel emerged as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists in 2023, according to a report by a press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists. 🔗: https://t.co/6eWUICeqJ4 https://t.co/GJPglgVcoY
"I would be very wary of trying in any way to contextualize the atrocities of October 7th" Wow. Eylon Levy threatens an interviewer. I guess Israel thinks that because it murders journalists en-masse in Gaza with complete impunity, it can just threaten any journalist globally. https://t.co/SXNrEX72tB
Israel banned its doctors from talking to UN representatives “The commission of inquiry formed by the UN Human Rights Council in 2021 is headed by three people with anti-Semitic and anti-Israel views,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Lior Hayat said. https://t.co/yPZ5Eirerw
‘Israel was bound to be accused of genocide no matter what it did following October 7, short of bowing its head in surrender.’ @YehudahMirsky: 👇https://t.co/zh1jlZnffB