Articles - Israel
16 November 2011
Israel
Journalists facing harsh sentences and deportations in the name of "security"
Both international and Israeli journalists and free expression advocates attempting to expose the Israeli military's actions in the Palestinian territories and economic blockade of Gaza have been brutally suppressed in recent weeks under the guise of security, IFEX members report.
20 July 2011
Israel
Anti-boycott law curbs free expression, say MADA and Human Rights Watch
Israel has violated the right to free expression by approving a law that penalises individuals and organisations that call for boycotting Israel, say IFEX members the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) and Human Rights Watch.
20 October 2010
Palestine / Israel
Hamas shuts down journalist union
Hamas security services descended on the Gaza headquarters of the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS) and shut it down indefinitely last week, report the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA), the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). It is just the latest in a series of military attacks from all sides on the Palestinian press in the volatile region.
9 June 2010
Israel / Palestine / Turkey
Journalists on raided flotilla speak out; one journalist killed in attack
In the aftermath of Israel's raid on the flotilla delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza on 31 May, journalists released from custody are providing first-hand accounts of abuse, interrogation and confiscation of equipment by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). One journalist was killed in the deadly attack. Meanwhile, Israeli authorities have edited and distributed portions of video footage taken from foreign journalists.
2 June 2010
Israel
Israeli Defence Forces assault flotilla of activists and journalists, impose media blackout
At least nine people were killed and dozens wounded when an Israeli warship intercepted and raided a flotilla of activists attempting to deliver 10,000 tons of aid to Gaza on 31 May. Around 60 journalists were reportedly on board. More than 600 people from 42 countries, including journalists, activists and artists, have been arrested since the raid unfolded in international waters. Shortly after the assault, Israeli authorities launched an information blackout, blocking cellphones and barring journalists from covering the attack, report the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA), ARTICLE 19, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and other IFEX members.
9 January 2009
Israel
LES MEMBRES DE L'IFEX CRITIQUENT VERTEMENT ISRAËL À CAUSE DE SES VIOLATIONS DES MÉDIAS
13 July 2007
Israel
JOHNSTON LIBERADO EN GAZA; PERO CAMARÓGRAFO FUE BALEADO Y DENUNCIANTE INTERNO SENTENCIADO
13 July 2007
Israel
JOHNSTON EST LIBÉRÉ À GAZA, MAIS UN CAMERAMAN EST ABATTU ET UN DÉNONCIATEUR EST CONDAMNÉ
11 July 2007
Israel
JOHNSTON FREED IN GAZA; BUT CAMERAMAN SHOT AND WHISTLEBLOWER SENTENCED
Press freedom organisations celebrated the release of BBC journalist Alan Johnston last week after he spent 114 days held hostage by a criminal gang in Gaza. Also last week, however, Israeli troops in the Palestinian territory shot a cameraman for a Hamas-run television station, resulting in amputation to both legs. And an Israeli court sentenced nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, who completed an 18-year sentence in 2004, to another six months in jail for speaking with foreign journalists.
12 January 2007
Israel
PERIODISTAS ATRAPADOS EN FUEGO CRUZADO
12 January 2007
Israel
DES JOURNALISTES PRIS DANS DES TIRS CROISÉS
18 March 2005
Israel
EJÉRCITO SE NIEGA A PROCESAR A SUPUESTOS HOMICIDAS DE CINEASTA
16 March 2005
Israel
ARMY REFUSES TO PROSECUTE FILMMAKER'S ALLEGED KILLER
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have expressed dismay at the decision by Israel's military not to prosecute a soldier thought responsible for the death of British filmmaker James Miller.
22 October 2004
Israel
LES MÉDIAS NE TIENNENT AUCUN COMPTE DES VIOLATIONS DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE DANS LE CONFLIT ISRAÉLO-PALESTINIEN, DIT L'IIP
28 August 2004
Israel
LA FIJ INAUGURE UNE FORMATION EN SÉCURITÉ POUR LES JOURNALISTES PALESTINIENS
26 August 2004
Israel
IFJ LAUNCHES SAFETY TRAINING FOR PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS
In the West Bank and Gaza, considered one of the world's most dangerous places for journalists, Palestinian media personnel are receiving training on safety skills that will help reduce risk, thanks to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
20 August 2004
Israel
Une étude montre un parti pris dans la couverture du conflit israélo-palestinien
20 August 2004
Israel
Estudio muestra prejuicios en cobertura de conflicto Israel-Palestina
30 July 2004
Israel
LES JOURNALISTES SUBISSENT DES PRESSIONS POUR QU'ILS DE CONFORMENT À LA LIGNE OFFICIELLE
28 July 2004
Israel
ISRAEL/PALESTINE: JOURNALISTS PRESSURED TO TOE THE LINE
For journalists covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, critical independent reporting is a constant challenge. Pressure to toe the line often comes from both sides. In recent weeks, moves by Palestinian authorities have raised alarm from the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontierès, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
29 June 2004
Israel
CONDENAN VIOLENTOS ATAQUES CONTRA PERIODISTAS PALESTINOS
9 April 2004
Israel
UN ÉTUDIANT EN JOURNALISME EST ABATTU
9 April 2004
Israel
ESTUDIANTE DE PERIODISMO BALEADO Y MUERTO
7 April 2004
Israel
JOURNALISM STUDENT SHOT DEAD
Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have voiced concerns over the death of Mohamed Abu Halima, a journalism student shot and killed by Israeli troops outside the West Bank city of Nablus.
14 November 2003
Israel
UN TOLLÉ DE PROTESTATION FORCE LE GOUVERNEMENT À RETARDER L'APPLICATION DE NOUVELLES RÈGLES D'ACCRÉDITATION DES JOURNALISTES
14 November 2003
Israel
INDIGNACIÓN OBLIGA A GOBIERNO A RETRASAR NUEVAS REGLAS DE ACREDITACIÓN PARA PERIODISTAS
12 November 2003
Israel
OUTCRY FORCES GOVERNMENT TO DELAY NEW ACCREDITATION RULES FOR JOURNALISTS
Following an international outcry led by press-freedom groups and journalists associations, including IFEX members, the Israeli government has delayed plans to introduce controversial new accreditation rules under which foreign journalists would have to be vetted by Israel's security service.
18 June 2003
Israel
IPI TRACKS PRESS-FREEDOM VIOLATIONS
Since the Palestinian uprising (Intifada) in September 2000, Israeli authorities are continuing to commit the vast majority of press-freedom violations in the Israel/Palestine conflict, according to a recent report published by the International Press Institute (IPI).
22 April 2003
Israel
CAMERAMAN KILLED
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) are calling for an immediate investigation into the death of Nazeh Darwazi, a Palestinian cameraman shot and killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Nablus on 19 April.
8 April 2003
Israel
IPI EXAMINA DISPUTA POR ACREDITACIÓN DE PRENSA
8 April 2003
Israel
IPI EXAMINES DISPUTE OVER PRESS ACCREDITATION
A delegation of International Press Institute (IPI) representatives has recently returned from a three-day visit to Israel where it met with government officials and members of the foreign press to address press-freedom concerns.
11 March 2003
Israel
ISRAELI JOURNALIST WINS UNESCO PRESS-FREEDOM PRIZE
Amira Hass, the only Israeli journalist living in the Autonomous Palestinian Territories, has been awarded the 2003 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. A journalist with the daily Israeli newspaper "Ha'aretz," Hass has spent the past decade reporting from the territories, filing independent and critical reports on the policies of both Israelis and Palestinians.
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