Israeli government orders officials to boycott left-leaning paper Haaretz

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9. Boycotting Haaretz: Part of Netanyahu's Masterplan to Destroy Press Freedom in Israel

The Israeli government's decision to punish Haaretz by imposing economic sanctions is one tactic in Netanyahu's comprehensive effort to muzzle, suffocate and supplant independent critical journalism in Israel

Make no mistake, the decision that was approved by the government of Israel on Sunday, to boycott Haaretz – imposing economic sanctions, forbidding any use of public funds for advertising or subscriptions – is not a stand-alone event.

It partners another incident, when one of Israel's most important investigative journalists, Ilana Dayan, was brutally attacked when she "dared" to tell CNN's Christian Amanpour that Israeli media doesn't show the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Shortly after this interview, Dayan was bombarded by incitement, hate speech, threats on social media and via text messages to her private cellphone, along with a clear delegitimization of her right to express the facts.

These are not separate incidents. This is part of a well-crafted masterplan by Netanyahu and his government to destroy press freedom in Israel and the independent media in this country.

The masterplan plays out in several dimensions..............

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Source : Haaretz .