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Under communications minister's plan, government would control panel set to replace body that licenses broadcast news, in move allegedly aimed at boosting pro-Netanyahu channel
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Allies Have Advocated Steps to Put Pressure on the Independent Media in Israel. Distal Atbaryan’s Past Attacks on the International Press 'Could Endanger Reporters in Israel,' Says the Foreign Press Association
Though the New Broadcasting Law Is Ostensibly Intended to Increase Competition in the Media Market Its Real Purpose Is to Tighten Oversight of Broadcasting Organizations and to Control Public Opinion
The New Communications Minister Plans to Shut Israel's Public Broadcaster Among Other Media Authorities and Supervisory Bodies The New Government Also Aims to Block Publication of 'Sensitive Information'
Proposed reforms in the TV and news sectors have triggered concern due to potential government oversight, censorship, and a threat to media freedom.