georgephillip
Diamond Member
"Following last Saturday's international Day of Rage against the forced urbanization of the Bedouin in Israel's south, the Israeli police ordered all media to hand over footage gathered during the protests.
"While there is no law in Israel protecting journalists from being forced to reveal the identity of their sources, there have been strong legal precedents defending them. Sunday's police order has therefore marked a drastic turn for Israeli freedom of the press, already at an all-time low.
"This year, Israel ranked 112th of 179 countries in the Reporters without Borders World Press Freedom Index."
According to this ten minute interview, the principal reason Israel ranks so low on this particular index is not official censors but rather self-imposed reluctance to reveal the conditions that Israel's occupation inflicts upon Palestinians.
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=11184
"While there is no law in Israel protecting journalists from being forced to reveal the identity of their sources, there have been strong legal precedents defending them. Sunday's police order has therefore marked a drastic turn for Israeli freedom of the press, already at an all-time low.
"This year, Israel ranked 112th of 179 countries in the Reporters without Borders World Press Freedom Index."
According to this ten minute interview, the principal reason Israel ranks so low on this particular index is not official censors but rather self-imposed reluctance to reveal the conditions that Israel's occupation inflicts upon Palestinians.
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=11184
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