Will Israeli Gov’t Seek the Closure of Haaretz?
Israeli news outlet Haaretz’s publisher, Amos Schocken, gave an unprecedented speech in London wherein he said, “Palestinian terrorists are freedom fighters, sanctions should be imposed on Roham, Smotrich, Ben Gavir and the IDF for carrying out a second Nakba in Gaza”.
He went on to say, “The Netanyahu government doesn’t care about imposing a cruel apartheid regime on the Palestinian population”.
Israel’s Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi submitted a proposal on Thursday calling for a number of government restrictions on Haaretz as a result of Schocken’s comments. The sanctions being called for state, “Shall not enter into new contracts with Haaretz, including individual subscriptions for state employees, nor renew any existing contracts; all current agreements with Haaretz, including personal subscriptions, will be cancelled as legally feasible.”
It further called for the Government Advertising Bureau to: “Direct Haaretz to cease all advertisements, including statutory notices, regardless of payment status, and seek refunds for any existing payments. No further ads shall be placed in the publication.”
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