Censorship in Israel

[anotherneil]

Israel is going to ban a news media outlet from operating there, censor their staff there, block access to their internet sites, and confiscate their equipment (so much for any notion that freedom of speech and freedom of the press exists there):

Israel orders shut down of Al Jazeera in the country, seizes equipment, in ‘dark day for democracy’

Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country and seized some of its communication equipment Sunday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations and rights groups over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s moves to restrict press freedoms.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Revoltingest]

Israel reminds me of Russia.

 

[libre]

Can't risk having any reporters that aren't pro-government in the strip it would seem, it's not hard to wonder why.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

From the Committee to Protect Journalists

 

[metis]

I wonder if the neighboring countries allow Israeli news reporters in?

 

[anotherneil]

Israel reminds me of Russia.

LOL

Yup, they've got an iron dome, so maybe they'll add an iron curtain to decorate it.

 

[anotherneil]

I wonder if the neighboring countries allow Israeli news reporters in?

Why?

 

[Lyndon]

When Israelis get into neighboring countries they go around assassinating people

 

[Twilight Hue]

LOL

Yup, they've got an iron dome, so maybe they'll add an iron curtain to decorate it.

That sounds more like Command and Conquer with NOD and the GDF.

 

[metis]

When Israelis get into neighboring countries they go around assassinating people

Ah yes, anti-Semitism at its "finest".

 

[Lyndon]

Ah yes, anti-Semitism at its "finest".

someone's got to stand up for the natives