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Israeli Government Imposes Sanctions on Haaretz, Cuts All Ties and Pulls Advertising (www.haaretz.com)

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Israel's government approved on Sunday a proposal by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi that mandates any government-funded body refrain from communicating with Haaretz or placing advertisements in the paper. The proposal was approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The decision, according to the government's explanation, is a reaction to "many articles that have hurt the legitimacy of the state of Israel and its right to self defense, and particularly the remarks made in London by Haaretz publisher, Amos Schocken, that support terrorism and call for imposing sanctions on the government."

The proposal did not appear on the government's agenda published ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting. The Attorney General's office, unaware of the intention to bring the proposal to a vote, did not review it at all and did not present its opinion, as customary. The resolution was presented to ministers during the discussion without any legal opinion.

In a speech at the Haaretz conference in London last month, Schocken said "the Netanyahu government doesn't care about imposing a cruel apartheid regime on the Palestinian population. It dismisses the costs of both sides for defending the settlements while fighting the Palestinian freedom fighters, that Israel calls terrorists."

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[-] circuitfarmer 8 points 2 days ago

Anyone else feel like WWIII has already started?

To put it in context, we are seeing much of the same stuff in terms of media grabs and power grabs that was seen in the 1930s around the world. What is left is Hitler invading Poland.

[-] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Can Russia invading Ukraine and Israel invading Lebanon be enough.

[-] circuitfarmer 3 points 2 days ago

"Best I can do is Russia invading Ukraine and Israel invading Lebanon."

Humor aside (take it where you can), yes, I think that's enough.

[-] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It feels like gallows humour.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 days ago

First Al-Jazeera, now Haaretz. Freedom of the press going strong in the apartheid state.

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 84 points 3 days ago

The only democracy in the middle east...

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

And let's not forget their "Western Values".

[-] Kalysta@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

Suppressing the press IS western values these days.

[-] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 days ago

My respect for Haaretz suddenly increased, I didnt regularly read them so I didnt know tbh.

[-] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 74 points 3 days ago

What? Isn't Haaretz like the main media outlet in Israel?

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 93 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

One of them, and also the most left-leaning. The Times of Israel and Jerusalem Post lean right, and are generally supportive of Israel and its genocide.

Edit: I should also note that these are the English-language publications. They have others in Hebrew and other languages, but you don't see them posted in English-language communities for obvious reasons.

[-] aeshna_cyanea@lemm.ee 16 points 2 days ago

Good preview for what's going to happen to the new York times under the new admin :)

[-] DolphinMath@slrpnk.net 43 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Nope. It’s a prominent one, but by no means the “main” media outlet. It’s also largely in opposition to Netanyahu and his coalition.

Source:

As of July 31, 2023, a TGI survey indicated that Israel Hayom, distributed for free, is Israel's most read newspaper, with a 29.4% weekday readership exposure, followed by Yedioth Ahronoth, with 22.3%, Haaretz with 4.8%, Globes with 4% and Maariv with 3.9%.[1]

[-] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 days ago

Thank you for the states. Haaretz seems to the source most foreign media quote.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Pulls advertising? Why would a government advertise in a news paper? Do they have new products coming next year?

[-] freeman@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

There are legitimate uses like health information campaigns (vaccination campaigns, anti smoking campaigns) and other informatio campaigns.

Advertising is probably a misnaming.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 7 points 2 days ago

The paper will still sell the spaces as advertising regardless of whether it's an advert of a public announcement from the government, so advertising is probably right.

[-] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 days ago

Next year, genocide v2.0.0! More efficient, more deadly and with twice the US support!

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

Common practice in many places. Not the government per se, but various state organizations to from healthcare to infrastructure to administration etc.

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

It’s called propaganda.

[-] timewarp@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago

Israel has become the ultimate Karen

[-] Doorbook@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago

Hitler it a better name for such behaviour

[-] timewarp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Hitler was a single person but it was a country at the time that enabled and spread hate. I agree though we should call them Nazis.

[-] small44@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

The only democracy in the middle east

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 11 points 3 days ago

I wonder where Haaretz will relocate to Meduza-style when it’s impossible to continue operating from within Israel.

[-] TGhost@lemm.ee 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The true and trustful information are hurting ,hey

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